How do I make vs code put the output of my c program in TERMINAL panel? - visual-studio-code

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I'm trying to build and run C code with vscode on windows 10.
I've gone through the vscode doc for mingw configuration, followed the steps there and managed to run a .c file with vscode.
However, there's still an issue yet.
each time run my program via "Run | Run Without Debugging", the panel switches automatically to "TERMINAL"
So I have to switch to the DEBUG CONSOLE manually each time I run the code, which is tediously boring.
Is there a way to keep the "DEBUG CONSOLE" panel active or show the output of my program in "TERMINAL" panel
I also tried the suggestion in another stackoverflow post, but it doesn't work for me.
tasks.json
Here is my tasks.json
{
"version": "2.0.0",
"tasks": [
{
"type": "cppbuild",
"label": "C/C++: gcc.exe build active file",
"command": "E:\\MinGW\\bin\\gcc.exe",
"args": [
"-g",
"${file}",
"-o",
"${fileDirname}\\${fileBasenameNoExtension}.exe"
],
"options": {
"cwd": "${fileDirname}"
},
"problemMatcher": [
"$gcc"
],
"group": {
"kind": "build",
"isDefault": true
},
"detail": "compiler: E:\\MinGW\\bin\\gcc.exe"
}
]
}
launch.json
Here is my launch.json
{
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"version": "0.2.0",
"configurations": [
{
"name": "gcc.exe - Build and debug active file",
"type": "cppdbg",
"request": "launch",
"program": "${fileDirname}\\${fileBasenameNoExtension}.exe",
"args": [],
"stopAtEntry": false,
"cwd": "${fileDirname}",
"environment": [],
"externalConsole": false,
"MIMode": "gdb",
"miDebuggerPath": "E:\\MinGW\\bin\\gdb.exe",
"setupCommands": [
{
"description": "Enable pretty-printing for gdb",
"text": "-enable-pretty-printing",
"ignoreFailures": true
}
],
"preLaunchTask": "C/C++: gcc.exe build active file"
}
]
}
How do I make vs code put the output of my c program in TERMINAL panel?

Answer 1

You can use Code Runner with some simple configuration.
Install Code Runner.
Type Ctrl + Shift + P
Search and open Open Settings(JSON)
Add the following json snippets to your settings.json:
"code-runner.runInTerminal": true
Every time you want to run your c code, just type the icon from the upper right corner that Code Runner provide.
For step 4, you can also open vscode settings and change it on GUI.