Open only specific folder in Visual Studio Code on Ubuntu 12.04

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I downloaded latest VScode from https://code.visualstudio.com/ on my Ubuntu 12.04. The problem is when I do File / Open Folder and choose a specific folder it opens my entire /home/username in Explore section. It even shows the hidden folders and files which is really annoying.

Has anyone seen this behavior and has suggestions on how to fix it?

Duplicate of http://stackoverflow.com/questions/30140112/how-do-i-hide-certain-files-from-the-sidebar-in-visual-studio-code/30142299#30142299 ? — Benjamin Pasero, Jan 11 '16 at 10:17
Thank you for providing a link to the other issue with useful info. However, it's not what I was asking. I don't want to hide specific files from sidebar. I want to open ONLY a specific folder. — Dmitry Polyakovsky, Jan 11 '16 at 16:45
Ok this should work when you use File | Open Folder. Does it not? — Benjamin Pasero, Jan 12 '16 at 06:16
That's the weird thing, it doesn't. I launch VS Code, File, Open Folder, choose /home/dmitry/folder/subfolder and it opens /home/dmitry — Dmitry Polyakovsky, Jan 12 '16 at 16:16
Thank you. That worked. I can't believe I did not think of it myself. Still, rather odd behavior for File / Open Folder. — Dmitry Polyakovsky, Jan 12 '16 at 16:24

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:32

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Thanks to Benjamin's suggestion here is a workaround:

./Code ~/folder_name/

edited May 23 '17 at 12:32

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answered Jan 12 '16 at 16:26

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VSCode adds an alias (quite sure it's by default) names ```code``` which opens the VSCode. ```code ~/folder/folder/``` will open that folder. (works on files too) (very much suggested) – Shani Kehati Jun 29 '21 at 12:53

Open only specific folder in Visual Studio Code on Ubuntu 12.04

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