How can I get the JSON content of individual settings from VS Code workspace settings UI and the applicable file(s) they are stored in?

VSCode > File > Preferences > Settings > Workspace allows one to view and modify a number of settings.

Is there a way to show what the corresponding .json text is and in what file?

Solution

In the gear menu of each setting in the settings UI (use the Preferences: Open Settings (UI) command in the command palette), there's an option to "Copy Setting as JSON". You can also open your user settings.json file using the Preferences: Open Settings JSON (JSON) command, or your workspace's .vscode/settings.json, or if you are using a multi-root workspace, its .code-workspace file. If you want to look at system defaults, use the Preferences: Open Default Settings (JSON) command.

The Settings UI has a user scope tab, and a workspace scope tab. The workspace tab will also mention if the setting is also set at another scope, such as the user scope.