microsoft / microsoft/vscode-js-debug
Allow debugging a nodejs from a non-"JavaScript Debug Terminal" via `jsdbg` command
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Since Nov 12, 2025.
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Description
It would be awesome if some kind of jsdbg would allow me to debug nodejs apps in a standard terminal.
My current flow is:
cd myDir(in a standard terminal)node myScript.js- -> crashes
- Create and switch to a new javascript debug terminal
cd myDirnode myScript.js- Happy debugging with VS Code debugger
- Close debug terminal
- Continue with normal terminal
I'd be very happy if the flow was this:
cd myDir(in a standard terminal)node myScript.js- -> crashes
jsdbg node myScript.js- Happy debugging with VS Code debugger
- Continue with normal terminal
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