Open code editor using Bash in Cloud Shell to edit files stored in Azure using VS Code

Question

I'm using VS Code and I'm logged in to my azure account using Bash in Cloud Shell.

Once I'm in the storage directory, I want to open and code some of those files and for that, I type the command "code ." however it does not seem to work.

On the other hand, when using https://shell.azure.com/ I'm able to type that same command and open and edit the files.

Does anyone know why it's not working in VS code?

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

Actually, the code tool in the cloud shell when you use the browser is the VS code itself with limited features. You can see the released document Announcing the Azure Cloud Shell editor in collaboration with Visual Studio Code. It just wants to enable a strong simple utility that can be accessed from any browser. And it seems you cannot open the code tool in code itself. You can also see some more details here.

So I recommend if you want to use the code tool in the cloud shell, just use it in the browser.