Command substitution

Makefile Tools can expand VS Code commands when invoked in launch.json and tasks.json with this syntax: ${command:makefile.launchTargetPath}.

Supported commands for substitution:

command	substitution
`makefile.getLaunchTargetPath`	The full path to the target executable, including the filename. The existence of the target is not validated.
`makefile.getLaunchTargetDirectory`	The full path to the target executable's directory. The existence of the directory is not validated.
`makefile.getLaunchTargetFileName`	The name of the target executable file without any path or extension information. The existence of the target is not validated.
`makefile.getLaunchTargetArgs`	A string array describing the arguments of the current launch target.
`makefile.getLaunchTargetArgsConcat`	A string describing the arguments of the current launch target concatenated in a single string and separated by space.
`makefile.launchTargetPath`	The full path to the target executable, including the filename. If `makefile.buildBeforeLaunch` is true, invoking this substitution will also start a build.
`makefile.launchTargetFileName`	The name of the target executable file without any path or extension information. If `makefile.buildBeforeLaunch` is true, invoking this substitution will also start a build.
`makefile.makeBaseDirectory`	The folder where `make` will be starting from: passed with -C or otherwise the workspace folder.

Variable substitution

Makefile Tools supports the usage of macros in your settings.json as well.

Supported macros for substitution:

macro	expands to
`${workspaceFolder}`	The path to your workspace folder (i.e. `C:/Users/Projects/MyProject`).
`${workspaceFolderBasename}`	The name of your workspace folder (i.e. `MyProject`).
`${userHome}`	The path to the user's home folder (i.e. `C:/Users`).
`${env:ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLE}`	A given `EVNIRONMENT_VARIBLE` for the current development environment.
`${command:ANY_EXTENSION_SCOPE.ANY_COMMAND_ID}`	The expanded value for any command for a given extension in VS Code (i.e. any of the ones listed above, like `command:makefile.getLaunchTargetPath` expands to the launch target path)
`${config:ANY_EXTENSION_SCOPE.ANY_SETTING_ID}`	The expanded value for any setting associated with another given extension in VS Code (i.e. `{config:C_Cpp.default.compileCommands}` expands to the path to your `compile_commands.json`)
`${configuration}`	The active configuration of your makefile project (i.e. `debug_x86`)
`${command:makefile.getConfiguration}`	The active configuration of your makefile project (i.e. `debug_x86`)
`${buildTarget}`	The active build target of your makefile target {i.e. `target.exe`}
`${command:makefile.getBuildTarget}`	The active build target of your makefile target {i.e. `target.exe`}