In vscode Ctrl+Tab displays open files, but how can vscode print (or paste) the same 'all open file paths' to a new file in the editor?
In vscode Ctrl+Tab displays open files, but how can vscode print (or paste) the same 'all open file paths' to a new file in the editor?
If you have this setting set to a high enough number to show all your open files:
Editor > Open Editors: Visible
then you can select all the files from the Open Editors viewlet (with Ctrl+A for instance) in the Explorer, right-click and choose Copy Path or Copy Relative Path and then paste it yourself into a new file. Demo:
For how to automatically send selected (modify the variable for clipboard text) to a new file see my answer at https://stackoverflow.com/a/57612004/836330. I suppose the whole thing might be made into a macro.
Here is the macro. Using a macro extension like multi-command put this into your settings.json:
"multiCommand.commands": [
{
"command": "multiCommand.getOpenFilePaths",
"sequence": [
"workbench.files.action.focusOpenEditorsView",
"list.selectAll",
"copyFilePath", // full paths
// "copyRelativeFilePath", // relative paths
"workbench.action.files.newUntitledFile",
"editor.action.clipboardPasteAction",
// prompt for save immediately?
// "workbench.action.files.saveAs",
]
}
]
and some keybinding to trigger that macro:
{
"key": "alt+o", // whatever keybinding you wish
"command": "extension.multiCommand.execute",
"args": { "command": "multiCommand.getOpenFilePaths" },
},
The Open Editors viewlet can be collapsed if you wish when you trigger the macro and it still works. Demo: