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My computer crashed and I had to reinstall my system today. I'm running Windows 10 with VS Code and I'm using Debian (WSL) as my main terminal.

I have installed VS Code with the "Add to PATH" option and I have activated the Windows Subsystem for Linux in PowerShell.

I can use the command "code" in CMD and PowerShell but when I try to run it in Debian I get "-bash: code: command not found", as far as I understand it should work straight away when installing with the "path" option? At least according to this article: https://dev.to/ajeet/the-ultimate-guide-to-use-vs-code-with-windows-subsystem-for-linux-wsl-51hc

I have also tried installing the "Remote Development" extension, but I'm still facing the same problem.

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Try adding the following line to the .bashrc file in your $HOME directory (~/.bashrc).

PATH=$PATH:/mnt/c/Users/$USER/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft\ VS\ Code/bin

Where you replace $USER with your Windows username.

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Alternatively, you can create an alias and add it to your .bashrc file:

alias $COMMAND"$PATH"

Where you replace $COMMAND with a name of your choice and $PATH with the path to the executable.

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You can set an alias in bashrc like:

alias code='code --remote wsl+<distro_name>'

Where distro_name is your WSL distro name.

You can check your distro name in PowerShell by using:

wsl --list

Refer to the documentation.

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