codex-lv2-may-2025

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Lesson: File Management Settings

🎯 Objective

Configure auto-save and tab label formatting to streamline your file management workflow.

✅ Step 5: Enable Auto-Save

Update your ./vscode/settings.json file to look like this:

{
    "workbench.colorTheme": "Default Dark+",
    "editor.minimap.enabled": true,
    "editor.wordWrap": "on",
    "editor.formatOnSave": true,
    "files.autoSave": "afterDelay"
}

✅ Reminder

"files.autoSave" → value is a string, so use quotes (e.g., "afterDelay", "off").

▶️ Try It!

Edit a file and wait to see it save automatically.
Change "afterDelay" to "off" if you want to disable it.

✅ Step 6: Shorten Tab Labels

Update your ./vscode/settings.json file to look like this:

{
    "workbench.colorTheme": "Default Dark+",
    "editor.minimap.enabled": true,
    "editor.wordWrap": "on",
    "editor.formatOnSave": true,
    "files.autoSave": "afterDelay",
    "workbench.editor.labelFormat": "short"
}

✅ Reminder

"workbench.editor.labelFormat" → value is a string, so always use quotes like "short", "default", or "long".

▶️ Try It!

Open similar files from different folders to see the shorter tab labels.
Switch between "short", "default", and "long" to compare.

✅ Summary

You learned how to:

Configure auto-save behavior using string values
Customize tab label formatting for better file organization
Manage file workflow settings effectively
Build a comprehensive settings file with multiple configurations

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