openExternalAsync

Opens a link externally using the default application. Depending on the used scheme this can be:

  • a browser (http:, https:)

  • a mail client (mailto:)

  • VSCode itself (vscode: from vscode.env.uriScheme)

Note that window.showTextDocument is the right way to open a text document inside the editor, not this function.

Parameters

target

The uri that should be opened.