fr3fou / global-config

Allows copying of shared config settings in vscode

Glboal Config

I got fed up constantly having to copy shared configuration files (tasks.json, settings.json, launch.json and cpp_properties.json) into every folder in my project (there are hundreds) so this extension simply adds a command Copy global config to copy them into the local .vscode folder from a shared location.

In-built support for shared config is apparently on the radar (for standard vscode and for the cpp extension), but it seems to be taking a while, so this might be useful until it arrives.

Note: Existing files will not be replaced.

Installing

You can install the latest version of the extension via the Visual Studio Marketplace here.

Alternatively, open Visual Studio code, press Ctrl+P or Cmd+P and type:

> ext install global-config

Source Code

The source code is available on GitHub here.

Configuration

global-config.folder

Use this to set which folder should contain your shared config files. The default is ~/.vscode. Only files are copied (no folders).

global-config.links

This is an array of files which should be symlinked instead of copied. This is useful for files which may change in the future, e.g. settings.json