tasks.json for VSCode to build and run C++ on Linux

tasks.json

{
    "version": "2.0.0",
    "tasks": [
        {
            "type": "shell",
            "label": "g++ build active file",
            "command": "/usr/bin/g++",
            "args": [
                "-g",
                "${file}",
                "-o",
                "${fileDirname}/${fileBasenameNoExtension}"
            ],
            "options": {
                "cwd": "/usr/bin"
            },
            "problemMatcher": [
                "$gcc"
            ]
        },
        {
            "label": "run",
            "type": "shell",
            "command": "${fileDirname}/${fileBasenameNoExtension}",
        },
        {
            "label": "build and run",
            "dependsOrder": "sequence",
            "dependsOn" : ["g++ build active file" , "run"],
            "group": {
                "kind": "build",
                "isDefault": true
            }
        }
    ]
}