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Files, folders, and projects - Visual Studio Tutorial
From the course: Visual Studio Code for Web Developers
Files, folders, and projects
- [Instructor] Now we'll see how VS Code works with files and folders. Make sure you have the exercise files folder open in VS Code, in the Explorer view. VS Code treats individual folders as projects, and unlike some other development tools, VS Code doesn't need to create a special project file to keep track of things, so you can just open a folder full of code and some folders and just get started. However, if you do happen to have a project file such as package.json or project.json or a Visual Studio project file, then VS Code knows how to work with those and provide additional features. This list of files in the Explorer view is called the sidebar. I can show and hide it with Command + B or Control + B on other platforms, or I can just click on the Explorer icon. It shows the current files and folders in the open project, and also shows the currently open editors and right now there aren't any, so let's click on the index.html file. This will open an editor for that file. You can…
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