vscode: Cannot add `code` to PATH, permission denied

Issue Type: Bug

Opening the command palette and trying to add the code command to PATH results in the following error:

EACCES: permission denied, unlink '/usr/local/bin/code'

This is from a fresh install.

VS Code version: Code 1.58.2 (Universal) (c3f126316369cd610563c75b1b1725e0679adfb3, 2021-07-14T22:09:06.581Z) OS version: Darwin arm64 20.4.0 Restricted Mode: No

System Info

Item	Value
CPUs	Apple M1 (8 x 24)
GPU Status	2d_canvas: enabled gpu_compositing: enabled metal: disabled_off multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on oop_rasterization: enabled opengl: enabled_on rasterization: enabled skia_renderer: disabled_off_ok video_decode: enabled webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled
Load (avg)	4, 4, 3
Memory (System)	16.00GB (0.41GB free)
Process Argv
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%

Extensions: none

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About this issue

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State: closed
Created 3 years ago
Reactions: 14
Comments: 27 (1 by maintainers)

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I found a fix. I simply uninstalled the code command from PATH in vscode and reinstalled. i.e open the command pallete, search “uninstall ‘code’” and select the first option to uninstall. Do same for installing too. That should fix it

+414

Lazy-poet on Aug 10, 2021

I ran into this as well but I managed to get code command to work yesterday but it wasn’t working any more today. My problem was that the code was referring to an instance in a temporary folder. So I just removed /usr/local/bin/code and then added it again from VSCode (after making sure that I launched VSCode from the Applications).

So essentially this: https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/294178

+19

ejok on Aug 10, 2021

Note that I got it into my PATH by following the workaround here.

lukebelliveau on Jul 31, 2021

I also just ran into this issue, fresh install m1 macbook air.

nsipplswezey on Aug 9, 2021

I found a fix. I simply uninstalled the code command from PATH in vscode and reinstalled. i.e open the command pallete, search “uninstall ‘code’” and select the first option to uninstall. Do same for installing too. That should fix it

this answer should be pinned to the top, thank you.

haozhao-li on Aug 11, 2021

I solved it. 😃

# enter the bin directory 
$ cd /usr/local/bin

# delete the code from PATH in vscode
$ sudo rm -rf code

Launch VsCode:

command+shift+p -> install code.

https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/mac

robbiemie on Oct 6, 2021

I found a fix. I simply uninstalled the code command from PATH in vscode and reinstalled. i.e open the command pallete, search “uninstall ‘code’” and select the first option to uninstall. Do same for installing too. That should fix it

Lazy-poet your fix worked. Thank you

Aheesh on Sep 18, 2021

I found a fix. I simply uninstalled the code command from PATH in vscode and reinstalled. i.e open the command pallete, search “uninstall ‘code’” and select the first option to uninstall. Do same for installing too. That should fix it

This work for me too! Thank you!

luizfverissimo on Aug 15, 2021