Docs: Specify the location of the tasks.json files (#13333)
Peter Tripp
created
- Docs: Tasks: Explicitly note the location of `tasks.json` files.
- Docs: Keybindings: Add link to task docs showing example of binding to
a specific task.
Release Notes:
- N/A
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ A common request is to be able to map from one sequence of keys to another. As o
{
"context": "Editor && vim_mode == insert",
"bindings": {
- "j k": ["workspace::SendKeystrokes", "escape"],
+ "j k": ["workspace::SendKeystrokes", "escape"]
}
}
]
@@ -117,6 +117,11 @@ For example, `ctrl-n` creates a new tab in Zed on Linux. If you want to send `ct
}
```
+### Task Key bindings
+
+You can also bind keys to launch Zed Tasks defined in your tasks.json.
+See the [tasks documentation](/docs/tasks#custom-keybindings-for-tasks) for more.
+
### All key bindings
#### Global
@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ There are two actions that drive the workflow of using tasks: `task: spawn` and
## Task templates
Tasks can be defined:
-- in global `tasks.json` file; such tasks are available in all Zed projects you work on. You can edit them by using `zed: open tasks` action.-- in worktree-specific (local) `tasks.json` file; such tasks are available only when working on a project with that worktree included. You can edit worktree-specific tasks by using `zed: open local tasks`.
+
+- in global `tasks.json` file; such tasks are available in all Zed projects you work on. This file is usually located in `~/.config/tasks.json`. You can edit them by using `zed: open tasks` action.
+- in worktree-specific (local) `.zed/tasks.json` file; such tasks are available only when working on a project with that worktree included. You can edit worktree-specific tasks by using `zed: open local tasks`.
- on the fly with [oneshot tasks](#oneshot-tasks). These tasks are project-specific and do not persist across sections.
- by language extension.