Bug open files in VS Code

[Bhaney44]

Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: No

• VS Code Version: 1.57.1
• OS Version: 11.4

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Go to the terminal in vs code.
2. Type open 'filename'
3. Hit enter.

Bug.

There is a bug in VS code where instead of opening a file in the VS code editor, the file opens in chrome. Unfortunately, I do not know how to fix this bug, which slow development significantly because it requires developers to manually find files to open them in VS code. I'm not sure why this bug was programmed into VS code or how to fix it.

To be clear, the open filename command should open the file in the VS code editor to enable fast editing and development. Because of the bug, the open filename command opens the file in the Chrome browser, which is relatively useless because the file cannot be edited in Chrome.

Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

[vscodenpa]

Thanks for creating this issue! It looks like you may be using an old version of VS Code, the latest stable release is 1.71.0. Please try upgrading to the latest version and checking whether this issue remains.

Happy Coding!

[Bhaney44]

Thanks for creating this issue! It looks like you may be using an old version of VS Code, the latest stable release is 1.71.0. Please try upgrading to the latest version and checking whether this issue remains.

Happy Coding!

Hi thanks! Please provide the command to update VS Code. Thank you.

[vscodenpa]

We closed this issue because it is a question about using VS Code rather than an issue or feature request. Please search for help on StackOverflow, where the community has already answered thousands of similar questions. You may find their guide on asking a new question helpful if your question has not already been asked. See also our issue reporting guidelines.

Happy Coding!

[Bhaney44]

We closed this issue because it is a question about using VS Code rather than an issue or feature request. Please search for help on StackOverflow, where the community has already answered thousands of similar questions. You may find their guide on asking a new question helpful if your question has not already been asked. See also our issue reporting guidelines.

Happy Coding!

I am disappointed with the decision of the VS Code team to ignore this issue. This bug makes VS Code very difficult to work with and it should be fixed, such that developers do not have to spend hours digging on StackOverflow to fix it. @sandy081 @bpasero