visual studio code command not working on wsl2, only when trying to create new file

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For some strange reason, whenever I try to create a new file from the command line visual studio code it does not work:

For example:

code hello.txt does not work. But if I want to open a directory with code . it does work. I already tried uninstalling vscode but it did not work as well.

P.S: This happens inside wsl2

Kevin Loughead · Accepted Answer · 2021-11-18 01:05:06Z

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Same issue here. As a workaround, you could add

new() {
    touch $1
    code $1
}

to ~/.bashrc, and open new files with new filename.

answered Nov 18, 2021 at 1:05

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Jamie Chang · Accepted Answer · 2021-11-16 03:19:53Z

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I'm having the same issue, just started today. Oddly enough:

touch hello.txt
code hello.txt

Seems to work fine. Could potentially create a shortcut for that. Although the concern is if there's a setting that was inadvertently misconfigured.

answered Nov 16, 2021 at 3:19

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moth Over a year ago

yes I think I will open a bug report. I know about touch but I'm lazy :)

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