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sublime location of packages (can only find hex packages), how to modify packages?

I would like to add to a sublime package so that it can work right now (and then make a PR to the repo after).

I've installed Expand Selection To Quotes on Sublime Text 3. I go to Preferences\Browse Packages which takes me to ~/Library/Application Support/Sublime Text 3/Packages

I cannot find this package anywhere, so I look around the App's root and found it here: ~/Library/Application Support/Sublime Text 3/Packages/Installed Packages/Expand Selection to Quotes.sublime-package

This file is filled with hex values and is 2.2KB in size. I cannot modify this file and I'm not sure if it's the right file or if it's just a metadata file.

Solution

  • I ended up with a different solution than to modify the existing folder.

    I forked the repo, made my code updates, then cloned it into the Packages folder. Sublime picks it up automatically plus any further code changes that you want to tweak.