Option to specify separator for "Copy Relative Path" action

[IllusionMH]

Workaround (from @bpasero)
You can use this extension: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=rssowl.copy-relative-path-posix

Original Issue:

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I'm often using Copy Relative Path feature to compose import strings or share with other developers on Mac/Linux. Therefore, new Copy relative path feature that has native path separators on Windows doesn't help in these cases (in comparison with Copy path).

Please add option to change path separators used in Copy Relative Path action, so I will be able to set / as path separator and have same behavior across all platforms.

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• Have a "Copy Relative Path" action as alternative to "Copy Path" (#53435)

[isidorn]

Both copy path and copy relative path respect the platform they are on
I can leave this open as a feature request. Add a setting just for this sounds like a bad idea to me

fyi @bpasero

[IllusionMH]

@isidorn proposed option will open more use cases for Windows users (other have them "for free").
JS/TS imports expect path with forward slashes independently from OS, as well as paths for images/resources used in HTML/CSS. Ability to copy path with expected separator will remove pain from manually changing them (which should be done with Copy Path).
UDP. Also users who prefers CLI to work with git and uses git-bash instead of CMD will benefit from this too.

I've proposed to make it as option, because it is already released in this way and separator change might be considered breaking change. Moreover this will provide same behavior as in WebStorm: relative path - always forward slashes, (full) path - according to OS.

[yumeyao]

#6308

There was a closed issue with similar request, but was rejected by the arrogant developer.

[esmirnov]

There is extension for that https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=alexdima.copy-relative-path

[IllusionMH]

This extension had problems earlier, but copies now, however doesn't play nicely with workspaces and 2 "Copy relative path" options in dropdown aren't good.

Still unified behavior across OSes and IDE would be great for built-in functionality would be great.

[esmirnov]

@IllusionMH agree, it's not perfect. I would suggest a new setting "preferedPathSepartor" with possible values "Native", "Forward", "Backward".

[dwelle]

I'd so love an option to set POSIX (forward slash) separators everywhere in vscode on windows. I hate manually replacing\escaping slashes everywhere. I'm not using cmd.exe, windows explorer accepts POSIX paths, so why do we need backslashes at all?

Please add an option to display POSIX all the way.

[efortes]

I often use the vscode Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) terminal to navigate to a file by right clicking a file in VS code and hitting the Copy path options. This will deliver me a windows path ( C:\Users. ).
As i'm using WSL I want the possibility to copy an Unix path. The path would then be: /c/Users. ( #63633 )

[mandrie]

+1 for making the slash direction optional to the user. I do a lot of work with Markdown file on Windows in VSCode for Azure Devops Wiki and relative path file links need to use forward slashes and not backslashes, so I am constantly using the "Copy Relative Path" and replacing the backslashes

[victor-ruben]

This extension does something like that: https://github.com/CoenraadS/Copy-WSL-Path