New To Git/Coding

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i am struggling to follow the youtube video for beginners, the lady commands "code ." and bring up a code editor. refer to "A brief introduction to Git for beginners | GitHub" 6.20 mins in. I use a Macbook pro and use terminal. Do i need to download software or has the command changed?

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Short answer: she’s using VS Code. code . opens the current folder in VS Code. On a fresh Mac, that command won’t exist until you install VS Code and add its shell command.

Do this:

1. Install VS Code

• With Homebrew: brew install --cask visual-studio-code
• Or download from code.visualstudio.com and install.

2. Add the code command

• Open VS Code → press Cmd+Shift+P → type “shell” → run Shell Command: Install 'code' command in PATH.
• Restart Terminal.

3. In your project folder, run: code .

If it still doesn’t work:

• Check: which code (should show a path).
• Temporary fallback: open -a "Visual Studio Code" .
• (Unrelated but useful) Xcode users can do xed . to open in Xcode.

So: yes, you need the editor installed; the command hasn’t changed.

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Hi, Thank you for the information, it helped greatly! Alan

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On Fri, 17 Oct 2025 at 16:22, Matheus Tem Pass ***@***.***> wrote: Short answer: she’s using *VS Code*. code . opens the current folder in VS Code. On a fresh Mac, that command won’t exist until you install VS Code and add its shell command. Do this: 1. Install VS Code - With Homebrew: brew install --cask visual-studio-code - Or download from code.visualstudio.com and install. 2. Add the code command - Open VS Code → press Cmd+Shift+P → type “shell” → run *Shell Command: Install 'code' command in PATH*. - Restart Terminal. 3. In your project folder, run: code . If it still doesn’t work: - Check: which code (should show a path). - Temporary fallback: open -a "Visual Studio Code" . - (Unrelated but useful) Xcode users can do xed . to open in Xcode. So: yes, you need the editor installed; the command hasn’t changed. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#177138 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/BY3IQSYF3QQK7OXMN2SSGRT3YECVBAVCNFSM6AAAAACJLWWTTWVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43URDJONRXK43TNFXW4Q3PNVWWK3TUHMYTINZRGEZDENA> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>