I often find myself needing to point another developer to a specific function or other symbol, which is frequently located in a file containing numerous other definitions. Usually, I would approach this by sending them a relative file path along with the symbol name. For example:

• relative file path src/utils.js
• symbol name capitalize

Equipped with this information they could:

• copy the file path their clipboard
• raise VSCode
• execute Go to file command (usually bound to ctrl+e)
• paste
• press Enter
• execute Go to symbol command (in my case it is bound to ctrl+shift+o)
• type in the before mentioned symbol name

Instead it would be convenient if the Go to file command input could accept a path with a symbol simplifying the above steps. Alternatively, to avoid overloading Go to file a new command my be introduced, for example Go to symbol in file.

The syntax for the enhanced file path could be filePath@symbolName. In the context of the example above: src/utils.js@capitalize.