# Where to insert some commands before running REPL in VS Code?
**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/where-to-insert-some-commands-before-running-repl-in-vs-code/71228
**Category:** VS Code
**Tags:** question
**Created:** [November 9, 2021, 10:34pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/where-to-insert-some-commands-before-running-repl-in-vs-code/71228 "2021-11-09T22:34:01Z")
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### Author:  [@Amro](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Amro)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2021, 10:34pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/where-to-insert-some-commands-before-running-repl-in-vs-code/71228/1 "2021-11-09T22:34:01Z")
I am using julia as an extension in VS code. I usually write a script then click on the `julia: Execute Active file in REPL` to run it.
However, I need sometimes to run the REPL with some startup commands such as with `julia --project --sysimage sysimage_plots.dylib`.
I navigated to `julia extension settings` but I didnt know where to add the `julia --project --sysimage sysimage_plots.dylib` command?
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### Author:  [@pfitzseb](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/pfitzseb)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2021, 8:20am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/where-to-insert-some-commands-before-running-repl-in-vs-code/71228/2 "2021-11-10T08:20:43Z")
You can use the `julia.additionalArgs` setting for that.
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### Author:  [@Amro](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Amro)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2021, 2:07pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/where-to-insert-some-commands-before-running-repl-in-vs-code/71228/3 "2021-11-10T14:07:00Z")
@pfitzseb Thank you!
So, I can click on `Edit in setting.json`, right? what is the language that I can use in it? for example can I put directly `julia --project --sysimage sysimage_plots.dylib.`?
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### Author:  [@pfitzseb](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/pfitzseb)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2021, 2:26pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/where-to-insert-some-commands-before-running-repl-in-vs-code/71228/4 "2021-11-10T14:26:11Z")
That settings expects a JSON array, so you want something like
```julia
"julia.additionalArgs": [
"--depwarn=yes",
"--project=."
],
```
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### Author:  [@Amro](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Amro)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2021, 5:01pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/where-to-insert-some-commands-before-running-repl-in-vs-code/71228/5 "2021-11-10T17:01:35Z")
@pfitzseb Thank you.
So, next to which filed should I include my sysimage `sysimage_plots.dylib`?
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### Author:  [@pfitzseb](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/pfitzseb)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2021, 5:14pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/where-to-insert-some-commands-before-running-repl-in-vs-code/71228/6 "2021-11-10T17:14:12Z")
`"-J/path/to/your/sysimg"`. Check out `julia --help` in a terminal for other options.
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### Author:  [@Amro](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Amro)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2021, 5:17pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/where-to-insert-some-commands-before-running-repl-in-vs-code/71228/7 "2021-11-10T17:17:24Z")
@pfitzseb I mean, can I do this in the below?
```julia
"julia.additionalArgs": [
"--sysimage= path/to/sysimage_plots.dylib"
"--depwarn=yes",
"--project=."
],
```
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### Author:  [@pfitzseb](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/pfitzseb)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2021, 5:48pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/where-to-insert-some-commands-before-running-repl-in-vs-code/71228/8 "2021-11-10T17:48:18Z")
Yes, that’s why I made that suggestion.
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### Author:  [@Amro](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Amro)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2021, 6:16pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/where-to-insert-some-commands-before-running-repl-in-vs-code/71228/9 "2021-11-10T18:16:20Z")
> [@pfitzseb](#):
>
> “-J/path/to/your/sysimg”
@pfitzseb
Excuse me, I didnt get it well.
I know that `-J/path/to/your/sysimg` can be used in command window before starting julia. Can I use it also here?
> [@pfitzseb](#):
>
> That settings expects a JSON array, so you want something like
>
> ```julia
> "julia.additionalArgs": [
> "--depwarn=yes",
> "--project=."
> ],
>
> ```