Question:

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I get this error:

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code . is not recognised as an external or internal command, operable program or batch file

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moreover shell commands are not coming in my compiler VS code neither do setx path "%path%;C:\Program Files\Microsoft VS Code" is working in command prompt .

It looks as if you do not have the code program installed. You can open the Command Palette,

<ul><li>Mac: <kbd>Shift</kbd><kbd>Cmd</kbd><kbd>P</kbd></li> <li>Windows/Linux: <kbd>Shift</kbd><kbd>Ctrl</kbd><kbd>P</kbd></li> </ul>

And search "install command", which should return this as one of the options:

<ul><li><strong>Shell Command: Install 'code' command in PATH</strong></li> </ul>

Run that, and it should install the code command, after which you should be able to use it.

paste this into your terminal

export PATH="$PATH:/Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/bin"