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VS Code Remote can leave stuff running on your server. This script cleans up leftover VS Code server processes and files.
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cleanup_vscode_remote.sh
#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail
echo "Stopping VS Code Remote Server processes..."
# Kill only VS Code server-related node processes
pkill -f ".vscode-server" || true
pkill -f "vscode-server" || true
echo "Removing VS Code server directories..."
rm -rf ~/.vscode-server
rm -rf ~/.vscode-server-insiders
echo "VS Code Remote Server cleanup completed."
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