Snippets

PackageDev provides a snippet with a snippet file's skeleton. You can access it with the snippet tab trigger.

Raw Snippets

PackageDev has a notion of "raw" snippets that only consist of the contents to be inserted without the other metadata associated with snippets (i.e. tab trigger, scope selector and description).

Creating a Raw Snippet

You can create a raw snippet with the PackageDev: New Raw Snippet command in the Command Palette. When you press Ctrl+S, the raw snippet is wrapped in an actual snippet and the metadata keys are added, allowing you to save the file normally afterwards.

Exctracting a Raw Snippet

You can extract the raw snippet part of a snippet file with the PackageDev: New Raw Snippet From Snippet command.