add-prettier-vsc

A lightweight CLI to add a .prettierrc config file (matching VS Code’s defaults) to your project directory.

Installation

Install globally with npm:

npm install -g add-prettier-vsc

This will expose the add-prettier-vsc command in your PATH.

Usage

add-prettier-vsc [options] [directory]

• directory (optional): Path to the target folder where you want to add the config. Defaults to the current working directory.

• Options:

  • -h, --help      Show help and exit.
  • -d, --display   Print the target file path and config content without writing.

Examples

• Add a .prettierrc to the current folder:

  add-prettier-vsc

• Preview (no write) in a subfolder:

  add-prettier-vsc --display ./frontend

• Target a specific directory:

  add-prettier-vsc ../my-project

bin.js behavior

• If .prettierrc does not exist, it creates it with the following defaults:

  {
    "printWidth": 80,
    "tabWidth": 4,
    "useTabs": false,
    "semi": true,
    "singleQuote": false,
    "trailingComma": "es5",
    "bracketSpacing": true,
    "arrowParens": "always",
    "endOfLine": "lf"
  }

• If .prettierrc already exists, you'll be prompted to confirm overwrite.

package.json

Your provided package.json is correctly configured for a global CLI:

{
  "name": "add-prettier-vsc",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "bin": "bin.js",
  "author": "ideadesignmedia <[email protected]>",
  "license": "MIT"
}

Note:

• NPM will symlink add-prettier-vsc to bin.js automatically.
• You may optionally add fields such as description, repository, or preferGlobal: true if you’d like to indicate this is primarily for global use.