VSCODE_EXTENSIONS not wokring on macos

[burhankhanzada]

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

• VS Code Version: 1.74.1
• OS Version: MacOS 13.1

Steps to Reproduce:

1. export VSCODE_EXTENSIONS="~/microsoft/vscode/extensions"

Expecting create .vscode folder in ~/microsoft/vscode/extensions"
but its ignored i have used this envirometn varable on windows and its works flawless

[sandy081]

Can you please explain what is not working?

[burhankhanzada]

Like i want my extension to a location where i dont need to reload again if i reset like on my external drive

[sandy081]

Not sure if I understand the problem. In other words, why do you think exporting VSCODE_EXTENSIONS is not working for you?

[burhankhanzada]

I think that problem with macos i have read some articles that on macos gui apps doesn't use terminal sets environmental variables i think thats the reason behind it although I got a workaround for it to create symbolic link of ~/.vscode to some other location

[sandy081]

Great, closing this issue as you got it solved.