Setting

There are a handful of settings available for SFTP, and they can be changed:

• On Windows/Linux: File --> Preferences --> Settings
• On macOS: Code --> Preferences --> Settings

debug

Adds debugging output to the SFTP output panel.
You can view the login in View --> Output --> SFTP. Changing this requires VSCode to be reloaded.

Key	Value	Default
debug	boolean	false

{
  "name": "My Server"
}

downloadWhenOpenInRemoteExplorer

Change the default behavior from View Content to Edit in Local when opening files in the Remote Explorer.

Key	Value	Default
debug	boolean	false

{
  "name": "My Server"
}