“code” Command Not Working (Mac)

• If you are trying to open VS Code using the “code” command in your Terminal and receive an error message that says

command not found: code

• Open VS Code manually (check the Applications folder or use Spotlight Search)
• Open the Command Palette.
  • On the menu bar (top of the screen), select “View” > and then select “Command Palette”

• A popup window will appear with a “>” prompt.

• Start typing “install code” and you should see the option appear for “Shell Command: Install ‘code’ command in PATH”.
  • Click on this option.

• It will then notify you that you will be prompted to give “osascript” administrative privileges.

• Click OK and then on the next pop-up window, enter your normal password for your Mac.
  • You should see a success message like the one below.

• You are all set! Try the code command again.

• NOTE: if you get an error message when running the install code command:

  • First UNinstall the code command (which is counter-intuitive).
  • Then rerun the install code command.