Markdown Link

Description

Markdown Link is a Visual Studio Code extension that converts the selected text into a Markdown link. The link's file name is generated by replacing spaces and special characters with underscores and reducing multiple consecutive underscores to a single underscore.

Features

• Converts selected text to a Markdown link.
• File name rules:
  • Spaces and special characters are replaced with underscores.
  • Multiple consecutive underscores are reduced to a single underscore.

Usage

1. Select the text you want to convert to a Markdown link.
2. Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P or Cmd+Shift+P on macOS).
3. Run the command Convert to Markdown Link.
4. The selected text will be replaced with a Markdown link.

Installation

1. Download the .vsix file from the Releases page.
2. Open Visual Studio Code.
3. Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P or Cmd+Shift+P on macOS).
4. Select Extensions: Install from VSIX....
5. Select the downloaded .vsix file.

Development

To set up the extension for development:

1. Clone the repository.

2. Navigate to the project directory.

3. Install dependencies:

   npm install

4. Compile the TypeScript code:

   npm run compile

5. Open the project in Visual Studio Code.

6. Press F5 to start the extension in a new VS Code window.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request on GitHub.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.