cmd exec for VS Code

• What is cmd exec
• How to setup cmd exec
• Full Configuration Sample
• Usage
  • Use your defined Commands from Command Palette
  • Use your defined Commands from Status Bar
  • Use keyboard shortcut for specific defined commands
• Use a different shell
• Contributing

What is cmd exec

Run command line scripts (with parameters) directly from #VSCode with a configured form. Create and customize your own commands to simplify your way of working.

Follow the instructions How to setup cmd exec to use this extension.

How to setup cmd exec

1. Use ctrl+shift+P or F1 to invoke the Command Palette
2. Type Preferences: Open Settings (JSON)
3. Add/copy basic configuration to settings.json

  "script-runner.statusBar" : false,
  "script-runner.definitions": {
    "commands": [


    ],
    "variables": {

    }
  }

4. Add command definitions to commands

Sample command definition:

{
  "identifier": "test",
  "description": "Test Runner",
  "command": "echo $var1 $var2",
  "working_directory": "./",
  "form": [
    {
      "variable": "$var1",
      "question": "What is $var1?",
      "default": "Test 1"
    },
    {
      "variable": "$var2",
      "question": "What is $var2?",
      "options": ["Option 1", "Option 2", "Option 3"]
    }
  ]
}

5. Define variables for all command definitions in variables

"variables": {
  "$tmp": "./"
}

Name	Description	Required	Type
identifier	Identifier used to do key binding. Use alphanumerical and hyphen/underscore only.	yes	string
description	Description of the command.	yes	string
command	Command to execute (with variables).	yes	string
working_directory	The working directory in which to execute the script.		string
form	A list of questions to ask in order to obtain values for variables.		array
variable	The variable name.		string
question	The question to ask the user.		string
password	Input is a password. Default is false. Suggestion: use also show_in_console: false		boolean
default	The default value to put in the field. Only for text inputs.		string
defaultValuePath	Overrides the default value with the current file path. Empty if no file open. password option ignored		boolean
defaultValueFilename	Overrides the default value with the current filename. Empty if no file open. password option ignored		boolean
options	List of options (string)		array
variables	List of variables (string)		array

Full Configuration Sample

"script-runner.statusBar": true,
"script-runner.definitions": {
    "commands": [
      {
        "identifier": "test",
        "description": "Test Runner 1",
        "command": "echo $var1 $var2",
        "working_directory": "$tmp",
        "form": [
          {
            "variable": "$var1",
            "question": "What is $var1?",
            "default": "Test 1"
          },
          {
            "variable": "$var2",
            "question": "What is $var2?",
            "options": [
              "Option 1",
              "Option 2",
              "Option 3"
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "identifier": "test2",
        "description": "Test Runner 2",
        "command": "echo $var1 ",
        "working_directory": "$tmp",
        "form": [
          {
            "variable": "$var1",
            "question": "What is $var1?",
            "default": "Test 1"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "identifier": "filepath1",
        "description": "Filepath",
        "command": "echo $path ",
        "working_directory": "$tmp",
        "form": [
          {
            "variable": "$path",
            "question": "What is the path",
            "defaultValuePath": true
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "variables": {
      "$tmp": "./"
    }
  }

Usage

Use your defined Commands from Command Palette

1. Use ctrl+shift+P or F1 to invoke the Command Palette.
2. Type Script Runner: Run.
3. Your list of commands will appear, you can then select the one to execute.
4. If your command has a form, the questions will be displayed.
5. The command will be executed.

Use your defined Commands from Status Bar

If you enable the statusbar item, it will be placed at the right corner of the bottom status bar.

"script-runner.statusBar" : true,

Use keyboard shortcut for specific defined commands

You can bind a keyboard shortcut to the command. Keyboard Shortcuts script-runner.$command_identifier$.

Use a different shell

"script-runner.customShell.enabled": true,
"script-runner.customShell.path": "/bin/sh",

Contributing

File bugs, feature requests in Github Issues.

Leave a review on Visual Studio Marketplace.