My Nemo Actions

vscode-folder-dir.nemo_action

[Nemo Action]

# Open the selected directory as a folder in VScode.
# Trigger: Right-click any folder to open as a VScode folder.

# https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Nemo
# https://github.com/linuxmint/nemo/blob/master/files/usr/share/nemo/actions/sample.nemo_action

Name=Open folder in VS Code
Comment=Open selected folder in Visual Studio Code

Icon-Name=com.visualstudio.code
Selection=s
Extensions=dir
EscapeSpaces=true
Exec=/bin/sh -c "code %F"
Dependencies=code;

vscode-folder-none.nemo_action

[Nemo Action]

# Open the current directory as a folder in VScode.
# Trigger: Right-click anywhere *in* a directory to open as a VScode folder.

# https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Nemo
# https://github.com/linuxmint/nemo/blob/master/files/usr/share/nemo/actions/sample.nemo_action

Name=Open folder in VS Code
Comment=Open current folder in Visual Studio Code

Icon-Name=com.visualstudio.code
Selection=none
Extensions=any
EscapeSpaces=true
Exec=/bin/sh -c "code %P"
Dependencies=code;

These are custom context menu items for the Nemo file explorer. They should be placed in /usr/share/nemo/actions for all users or ~/.local/share/nemo/actions for a single user.

vscode-folder-dir.nemo_action is for when you right click on a folder.
vscode-folder-none.nemo_action is for when you right click empty space in a directory.

They are named the same, so the user cannot tell the difference in which case they are using.