# Using an ITensors sysimage when starting the Julia REPL in VS Code?

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-an-itensors-sysimage-when-starting-the-julia-repl-in-vs-code/98625>\
**Category:** New to Julia\
**Tags:** vscode, sysimage, itensors\
**Created:** [May 10, 2023, 3:28pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-an-itensors-sysimage-when-starting-the-julia-repl-in-vs-code/98625 "2023-05-10T15:28:24Z")\
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add `"--sysimage ~/.julia/sysimages/sys_itensors.so"` as an argument per [How to launch Julia with command-line arguments in VS Code? - #2 by BenPH](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-launch-julia-with-command-line-arguments-in-vs-code/93716/2)

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