Visual Studio Code Working Sets

Conveniently manage "working sets" of files. This extension allows you to create, delete, add/remove files to, and switch between working sets with ease.

Features

Available Commands in Command Palette

• Working Sets: Create
• Working Sets: Delete
• Working Sets: Add Active Editor to Working Set
• Working Sets: Open All Files in Working Set
• Working Sets: Remove File from Working Set
• Working Sets: Add All Open Editors to Working Set
• Working Sets: Sort Working Sets in Ascending Order
• Working Sets: Sort Working Sets in Descending Order
• Working Sets: Sort Files in Ascending Order
• Working Sets: Sort Files in Descending Order

Create a Working Set

Create an empty Working Set from the Working Sets sidebar view.

You can also use the Working Sets: Create command.

Add Files to a Working Sets

Add all open editors to a Working Set.

You can also use the Working Sets: Add All Open Editors to Working Set command.

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Add the active editor to a Working Set.

You can also use the Working Sets: Add Active Editor to Working Set command.

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Add a file from the Explorer context menu.

Open an Existing Working Set

Open all the editors in a Working Set from the Working Sets sidebar view.

You can also use the Working Sets: Open All Files in Working Set commmand.

Remove a File from a Working Set

Remove a file from a Working Set from the Working Sets sidebar view.

You can also use the Working Sets: Remove File from Working Set command.

Delete a Working Set

Delete a Working Set from the Working Sets sidebar view.

You can also use the Working Sets: Delete command.

Sort Working Sets

Sort Working Sets (Ascending or Descending) from ... menu in Working Sets sidebar view title.

You can also use the following commands:

• Working Sets: Sort Working Sets in Ascending Order
• Working Sets: Sort Working Sets in Descending Order

Sort Files within a Working Sets

Sort files in a Working Sets (Ascending or Descending)

You can also use the following commands:

• Working Sets: Sort Files in Ascending Order
• Working Sets: Sort Files in Descending Order

Move Files Manually within a Working Sets

Move files in a Working Sets (Up or Down)

Extension Settings

Key	Default	Description
workingSets.confirmOnDelete	true	Show confirmation popup when deleting a Working Set
workingSets.saveWorkingSetsInWorkspace	false	Save (and restore) working sets locally in the current workspace (.vscode directory) instead of globally
workingSets.showNotifications	false	Show confirmation notifications after every action