C++ Debug on VS code for Linux

• Install C/C++ Extension for VS Code

• Select the working directory: in VS Code, File->Open Folder, select the directory for your code files.

• Edit tasks.json to compile the code: 

          In the command pallete (Ctrl+Shift+p), type the following to add "tasks.json" file to the project

          > Tasks: Configure Task

          > click Create tasks.json file from templates

          > select Others.

          Edit "label" and "commands" in tasks.json, here's the example:

        Note: for GCC debug, -g option should be included to tell the compiler to generate extra info for debugging

• Modify launch.json to debug your code

          Go to Debug -> Start Debugging, it will open the launch.json file.

          Modify "program" tag and add "preLaunchTask" as the following example.

That's it. You can start debugging now...