Updated VS code instructions

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# Visual Studio Code # Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code is a Free Open Source code editor. Edit your programs with Visual Studio Code is a Free Open Source code editor that you can use to edit your programs.
Working from Visual Studio code allows you to benefit from all the features
of a professional IDE while working with PXT: working with files,
git integration (or source control of your choice), hundreds of extensions.
![](https://code.visualstudio.com/home/home-screenshot-win-lg.png) ![](https://code.visualstudio.com/home/home-screenshot-win-lg.png)
## Tools setup ## Setup
Follow these instructions to setup your machine and edit your programs in Visual Studio Code. Follow these instructions to setup your machine and edit your programs in Visual Studio Code.
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## Creating a new project ## Creating a new project
Open a shell to your projects folder. Open a shell to your ``microbit`` folder.
``` ```
# create a new subfolder for your project # create a new subfolder for your project
mkdir myproject mkdir myproject
cd myproject
# start the project set # start the project set
pxt init pxt init
# open code # open code
code. code .
``` ```
## Opening an existing project ## Opening an existing project
You can extract a project from the embedded URL. Open a shell to your projects folder You can extract a project from the embedded URL or .hex file. Open a shell to your projects folder
``` ```
# extract the project from the URL # extract the project from the URL