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If you are new to developing an extension, see one of the Beginner links in the Resources section.

Summary

The quickest way to get up an running with a Hello World extension in VS Code without writing any code or reading the main docs.

  1. Install Node.js.
  2. Create a new project
    • Create an extension from scratch in a few steps - follow Start fresh steps.
    • Or click Use this template to add a copy of my template project your own repos.
  3. Start the extension in debug mode and then use it- see Usage instructions. The extension is not installed globally yet.

Here is how to export an extension and then install it globally, so you can use it.

  1. Export your extension as a .vsix file using vsce. 
     $ npm install --save-dev vsce
 $ mkdir -p build
 $ vsce package --out build/"
  2. Install your extension globally in VS Code. With the path with a value like hello-world-0.1.0.vsix. 
     $ code --install-extension VSIX_PATH
  3. Restart VS Code.