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Add --class command line parameter
bagratte Dec 30, 2025
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Don't use intermediate customAppName
bagratte Dec 30, 2025
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Update class cli argument description
bagratte Dec 30, 2025
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9 changes: 9 additions & 0 deletions src/vs/code/electron-main/main.ts
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Expand Up @@ -170,6 +170,15 @@ class CodeMain {

// Environment
const environmentMainService = new EnvironmentMainService(this.resolveArgs(), productService);

// Set custom application name for WM_CLASS/app_id when --class argument is provided
if (environmentMainService.args.class) {
app.setName(environmentMainService.args.class);
if (isLinux) {
app.setDesktopName(environmentMainService.args.class);
}
}

const instanceEnvironment = this.patchEnvironment(environmentMainService); // Patch `process.env` with the instance's environment
services.set(IEnvironmentMainService, environmentMainService);

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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions src/vs/platform/environment/common/argv.ts
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Expand Up @@ -169,4 +169,5 @@ export interface NativeParsedArgs {
'trace-startup-file'?: string;
'trace-startup-duration'?: string;
'xdg-portal-required-version'?: string;
'class'?: string;
}
1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions src/vs/platform/environment/node/argv.ts
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Expand Up @@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ export const OPTIONS: OptionDescriptions<Required<NativeParsedArgs>> = {
'waitMarkerFilePath': { type: 'string' },
'locale': { type: 'string', cat: 'o', args: 'locale', description: localize('locale', "The locale to use (e.g. en-US or zh-TW).") },
'user-data-dir': { type: 'string', cat: 'o', args: 'dir', description: localize('userDataDir', "Specifies the directory that user data is kept in. Can be used to open multiple distinct instances of Code.") },
'class': { type: 'string', cat: 'o', args: 'name', description: localize('class', "Sets the application class as used by window managers. This affects the WM_CLASS window property and allows window managers to apply specific rules to the window.") },
'profile': { type: 'string', 'cat': 'o', args: 'profileName', description: localize('profileName', "Opens the provided folder or workspace with the given profile and associates the profile with the workspace. If the profile does not exist, a new empty one is created.") },
'help': { type: 'boolean', cat: 'o', alias: 'h', description: localize('help', "Print usage.") },

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