Description

When creating a new file in VSCode by default you get a ‘txt’ type file. If you often work with specific file types, you can change this to your prefered file type.

The setting is controlled by

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"files.defaultLanguage": ""

or GUI

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Examples

For example, to always have a new file of the type ‘MarkDown’ use:

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"files.defaultLanguage": "markdown"

To make it a bit more dynamic and always use the same type of file than you are currently working on, use:

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"files.defaultLanguage": "${activeEditorLanguage}"

References

Official VS Code Settings documentation