Can't get simple task to run in vscode

Question

I am ultimately trying to set up vscode to build typescript, but I first just wanted to get a simple task to run, and I can't seem to get that to work. I now want to just run the "Hello world" task from https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/tasks , which is to simply echo a string to the output window.

My tasks.json is in the .vscode folder, and its content is:

{
    "version": "0.1.0",
    "command": "echo",
    "isShellCommand": true,
    "args": ["Hello World"],
    "showOutput": "always"
}

When I try to run the task from the command palette and choosing "Tasks: Run Task," I see "no tasks found" when I expect to see this echo task. I don't know why I don't see this task in a task list.

What am I doing wrong?

FWIW, my vscode version is 1.11.1.

Answer 1

This works on current vscode:

{
    // See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=733558
    // for the documentation about the tasks.json format
    "version": "2.0.0",
    "tasks": [
        {
            "taskName": "MyHelloTask",
            "type": "shell",
            "command": "echo",
            "args": ["Hello\ World"],
            "presentation": {
                "echo": true,
                "reveal": "always",
                "panel": "shared"
            }
        }
    ]
}

What was wrong?

The property showOutput is deprecated. Use the reveal
property inside the presentation property instead. 
See also the 1.14 release notes.

Also isShellCommand now became type , etc...

Also note the escaped space in the argument. (triggers explict complaint about it otherwise. Yes, despite the quotes around it.)