How to Run File in Terminal VS Code?

In VS Code, one way to interact with files displayed in the terminal output is by clicking on their names to open them in the editor. While this isn't "running" or executing the file in the traditional sense, it's a useful navigation feature directly integrated into the VS Code terminal based on the text output.

Opening Files Directly from Terminal Output

VS Code enhances its integrated terminal by making file paths (and other recognizable elements) within the output clickable links. This allows for quick navigation from terminal messages (like errors, build outputs, or command results) back to the relevant source file in the editor.

Here’s how you can use this feature:

1. Run a command in the VS Code terminal that outputs file names or paths.
2. Observe the output: As the output appears, notice that text resembling file names or paths becomes interactive. All text in the terminal output is clickable if VS Code recognizes it as a potential link or file.
3. Hover: Hold the Ctrl key (on Windows/Linux) or the Cmd key (on macOS) and hover over a file name in the terminal output. Notice that when you hover over text in the output while holding the key, it changes into a link, indicated by an underline.
4. Click: Select the link by clicking on the file name while still holding the Ctrl/Cmd key.
5. VS Code Action: When you select a file name, VS Code opens the selected file in the editor, placing your cursor at the relevant line if line numbers were also part of the output link.

This functionality is particularly helpful when debugging or reviewing build logs, allowing you to jump directly from an error message containing a file path to the exact location in your code.

Quick Steps

Here’s a summary of how to open a file shown in the terminal output:

• Hold Ctrl (Windows/Linux) or Cmd (macOS).
• Hover your mouse over the file name in the terminal output.
• Click the file name (which now appears as a link).
• The file opens in the VS Code editor.

This method focuses on opening a file listed in the terminal output, not on executing a file using terminal commands (like running python script.py or node index.js). The provided reference specifically describes this file-opening interaction feature.