From ec6568188ff02527aa3840264ef254557ddfc06f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Peter Squicciarini Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 10:50:57 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Update DOCS.md --- DOCS.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/DOCS.md b/DOCS.md index 1058580..d0e96ad 100644 --- a/DOCS.md +++ b/DOCS.md @@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ - [Getting all the Telemetry Out](#disable-telemetry) - [Extensions + Marketplace](#extensions-marketplace) - [Migrating from Visual Studio Code to VSCodium](#migrating) +- [How do I run VSCodium in portable mode?](#portable) - [How do I press and hold a key and have it repeat in VSCodium?](#press-and-hold) - [How do I open VSCodium from the terminal?](#terminal-support) - [Gentoo overlay/ebuild](#gentoo-overlay) @@ -63,6 +64,11 @@ To copy your settings manually: - Click the three dots `...` and choose 'Open settings.json' - Copy the contents of settings.json into the same place in VSCodium +## How do I run VSCodium in portable mode? +You can follow the [Portable Mode instructions](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/portable) from the Visual Studio Code website. For Windows and Linux the instructions can be followed as written. For Mac OS, portable mode is enabled by the existence of a specially named folder. For Visual Studio Code that folder name is `code-portable-data`. For VSCodium, that folder name is `vscodium-portable-data`. + +So to enable portable mode for VSCodium on Mac OS, follow the instructions outlined in the link above, but create a folder named `vscodium-portable-data` instead of `code-portable-data`. + ## How do I press and hold a key and have it repeat in VSCodium (Mac)? This is a common question for Visual Studio Code and the procedure is slightly different in VSCodium because the `defaults` path is different.