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code-server 4.100.3 409c64e0df4d53530e59c16acc2b5d5766f717b0 with Code 1.100.3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Usage: code-server [options] [path]                                                                                                                        - Opening a directory: code-server ./path/to/your/project                                                                                              - Opening a saved workspace: code-server ./path/to/your/project.code-workspace                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Options                                                                                                                                                      --auth                             The type of authentication to use. [password, none]                                                                 --password                         The password for password authentication (can only be passed in via $PASSWORD or the config file).                  --hashed-password                  The password hashed with argon2 for password authentication (can only be passed in via $HASHED_PASSWORD or the config file).                                                                                                                                                                                  Takes precedence over 'password'.                                                                                   --cert                             Path to certificate. A self signed certificate is generated if none is provided.                                    --cert-host                        Hostname to use when generating a self signed certificate.                                                          --cert-key                         Path to certificate key when using non-generated cert.                                                              --disable-telemetry                Disable telemetry.                                                                                                  --disable-update-check             Disable update check. Without this flag, code-server checks every 6 hours against the latest github release and                                                                                                                                                                                               then notifies you once every week that a new release is available.                                                  --disable-file-downloads           Disable file downloads from Code. This can also be set with CS_DISABLE_FILE_DOWNLOADS set to 'true' or '1'.         --disable-file-uploads             Disable file uploads.                                                                                               --disable-workspace-trust          Disable Workspace Trust feature. This switch only affects the current session.                                      --disable-getting-started-override Disable the coder/coder override in the Help: Getting Started page.                                                 --disable-proxy                    Disable domain and path proxy routes.                                                                            -h --help                             Show this output.                                                                                                   --link-protection-trusted-domains  Links matching a trusted domain can be opened without link protection.                                              --locale                           Set vscode display language and language to show on the login page, more info see                                                                      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IETF_language_tag                                                                     --open                             Open in browser on startup. Does not work remotely.                                                                 --bind-addr                        Address to bind to in host:port. You can also use $PORT to override the port.                                       --config                           Path to yaml config file. Every flag maps directly to a key in the config file.                                     --socket                           Path to a socket (bind-addr will be ignored).                                                                       --socket-mode                      File mode of the socket.                                                                                            --trusted-origins                  Disables authenticate origin check for trusted origin. Useful if not able to access reverse proxy configuration.                                                                                                                                                        -v --version                          Display version information.                                                                                        --user-data-dir                    Path to the user data directory.                                                                                    --extensions-dir                   Path to the extensions directory.                                                                                   --list-extensions                  List installed VS Code extensions.                                                                                  --force                            Avoid prompts when installing VS Code extensions.                                                                   --install-extension                Install or update a VS Code extension by id or vsix. The identifier of an extension is `${publisher}.${name}`.
                                         To install a specific version provide `@${version}`. For example: 'vscode.csharp@1.2.3'.                            --enable-proposed-api              Enable proposed API features for extensions. Can receive one or more extension IDs to enable individually.
      --uninstall-extension              Uninstall a VS Code extension by id.                                                                                --show-versions                    Show VS Code extension versions.                                                                                    --github-auth                      GitHub authentication token (can only be passed in via $GITHUB_TOKEN or the config file).                           --proxy-domain                     Domain used for proxying ports.                                                                                     --skip-auth-preflight              Allows preflight requests through proxy without authentication.                                                  -e --ignore-last-opened               Ignore the last opened directory or workspace in favor of an empty window.                                       -n --new-window                       Force to open a new window.                                                                                      -r --reuse-window                     Force to open a file or folder in an already opened window.                                                    -vvv --verbose                          Enable verbose logging.                                                                                         -an --app-name                         The name to use in branding. Will be shown in titlebar and welcome message                                       -w --welcome-text                     Text to show on login page                                                                                          --abs-proxy-base-path              The base path to prefix to all absproxy requests
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