$ curl cheat.sh/
# code
# Cross platform and extensible code editor.
# More information: <https://github.com/microsoft/vscode>.

# Start Visual Studio Code:
code

# Open specific files/directories:
code path/to/file_or_directory1 path/to/file_or_directory2 ...

# Compare two specific files:
code --diff path/to/file1 path/to/file2

# Open specific files/directories in a new window:
code --new-window path/to/file_or_directory1 path/to/file_or_directory2 ...

# Install/uninstall a specific extension:
code --install|uninstall-extension publisher.extension

# Print installed extensions:
code --list-extensions

# Print installed extensions with their versions:
code --list-extensions --show-versions

# Start the editor as a superuser (root) while storing user data in a specific directory:
sudo code --user-data-dir path/to/directory

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