VSCode Shell Command

The VSCode Shell Command extension aims to add some useful shell integrations.

Task Input

Configuration

Argument	Description
cmd	Command to be executed by a shell.
args	Additional command line arguments.
capture	Output stream to be captured. Can be set to stdout or stderr. If not set, stdout is captured.
quickPick	Whether a QuickPick should be displayed to select a specific line of the command output . Can be set to true or false. If not set, a QuickPick will be displayed if the command outputs more than one line.
cwd	Current working directory. If not set, the project root directory is used.
env	Dictionary of environment variables.
timeout	Timeout in milliseconds. Default is 10s.

Additionally, all options defined in CommonOptions can be set.

Example

{
  "version": "2.0.0",
  "tasks": [
    {
      "label": "Shell Command: Task Input Example",
      "type": "shell",
      "isBackground": false,
      "command": "echo '${input:example}'"
    }
  ],
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "command",
      "id": "example",
      "command": "shell-command.run",
      "args": {
        "cmd": "ls",
        "args": [
          "-1",
        ],
        "env": {
          "SOME_ENV_VAR": "SOME_ENV_VAR_VALUE",
          "ANOTHER_ENV_VAR": "ANOTHER_ENV_VAR_VALUE"
        },
        "cwd": "/",
        "capture": "stdout",
        "quickPick": "true"
      },
    }
  ]
}

Inserting the command output into the current document

Piping the current selection through a command