echo $SHELL
logged: /bin/zsh
why the built-in shell is still bash
what should I config vscode the to make the zsh works in the built-in terminal?
For those who are using MAC
Launch Visual Studio Code and go to Settings.
In Settings, click on the features dropdown and then on Terminal
Click on edit in settings.json (the icon at the top right) and add this line of code to the user settings json file:
"terminal.integrated.shell.osx": "/bin/zsh"
then you must close that terminal with the trash icon.
that's it, now if you open another terminal you should see the ZSH terminal.
#Ale's answer is no longer valid! It should be used the following instead:
"terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.osx": "zsh"
You can set the terminal.integrated.shell.linux property as described here. If you need to pass arguments to zsh, use the terminal.integrated.shellArgs.linux property.
#ccoutinho updated Ale DC's answer to the proper path:
"terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.osx": "zsh"
But I also needed Ale DC's extra tip to trash the currently displayed embedded terminal (clicking the trash icon at the top right of the terminal tab). Otherwise I had one instance showing zsh and another refused to show zsh and it was driving me crazy.
Hope that helps.
Related
I just did a fresh install of Windows 10 Pro version 1903 build 18362.116 and Visual Studio Code. Now the integrated terminal only launches externally.
Pressing Ctrl + ~ results in this.
What am I missing? How do I get it to open integrated again?
EDIT
After working with VSCode team it is a verified bug. See the Github issue here. I posted the workaround as an answer here.
OK, worked through this one in VSCode repo issues.
For now, until it's fixed, turn off ConPTY integration in the User Settings.
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The issue now says use legacy console. To change the setting open a cmd prompt. Right click the title to bring up properties.
Then Uncheck 'Use legacy console'
To change the integrated terminal on Windows, you just need to change the terminal.integrated.shell.windows line:
Open VS User Settings (Preferences > User Settings). This will open two side-by-side documents.
Check if "terminal.integrated.shell.windows" has value "C:\\Bin\\Cmder\\Cmder.exe" setting to the User Settings document on the right.
Remove this line.
Ctrl + ~ will now open integrated terminal of VSCode.
If the above solution doesn't work then can you try below values and check if it works for you:
// Command Prompt
"terminal.integrated.shell.windows": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\cmd.exe"
// PowerShell
"terminal.integrated.shell.windows": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\WindowsPowerShell\\v1.0\\powershell.exe"
// Git Bash
"terminal.integrated.shell.windows": "C:\\Program Files\\Git\\bin\\bash.exe"
// Bash on Ubuntu (on Windows)
"terminal.integrated.shell.windows": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\bash.exe"
From the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P), use the View: Toggle Integrated Terminal command.
Try custom shortcut:
[
{
"key": "ctrl+`",
"command": "workbench.action.terminal.toggleTerminal"
}
]
Had this problem fixed. Found the solution from the VS Code support.
for error:
Terminal exits with code 3221225786 (or similar)#
"This can happen when you have legacy console mode enabled in conhost's properties. To change this, open cmd.exe from the start menu, right-click the title bar, go to Properties and under the Options tab, uncheck Use legacy console."
source: VS Code docs
When I open the terminal in VSCode, there's too much white space.
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I have to press Enter to type the command. Has anyone encountered this error?
Maybe I'm late to the party, but this is what fixed it for me:
Configure VSCode to use cmd.exe as the terminal (settings.json):
"terminal.integrated.shell.windows": "C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\cmd.exe",
Open cmd.exe
Go to default settings
Make sure "[V] Use legacy console" is checked
OK, OK, restart VSCode
I guess you'll lose some new console features, but I don't use any of them anyway, so for me - this solved the problem.
I noticed the same problem with PS and other console implementations (because the root cause is likely here: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/270, as people here: https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/57803 eventually realized), but at least I found a way to solve it with cmd.exe.
Hope this helps.
If you change the height of the terminal at the bottom (so that it occupies a large amount of the screen), then you kill the terminal and then Right-click to run Python file in Terminal, it will work. It is a Terminal rendering issue.
My VS code terminal was working fine, until one day when I tried to work on a project, that was still open in VS code, my terminal didn't allow me to type any commands. I couldn't type anything. This is the screen that I get.
Okay, for those of you struggling with the same problem, I've managed to solve it by clicking on the drop-down menu that says powershell and changing it to cmd.
this happened to me and simply
close vs code
right click on it
run as administrator
open the terminal and it will work
this problem happened when I changed the default path of CMD
For me, I tried using Powershell/CMD/Bash and I was having errors/blank terminal. I found typing echo hello and pressing CTRL + C made it appear. So in fact, everything was working, my terminal was just blank/glitched out, but was really accepting input.
I had a similar issue when running ionic serve command which runs the development server on the localhost. I paid attention after executing the command above, and it said:
Use Ctrl+C to quit this process
Pressing Ctrl+C then displays:
Terminate batch job (Y/N)?
Type Y or y
then the command prompt is shown again!
Here is a sample terminal window - trimmed for brevity:
For who has this problem using React. This happens when you start a live version using npm start. The terminal that handles the live version of the app cannot be used for anything else.
So to continue using the terminal you need to open a new terminal to use in parallel. To do so just click on the plus icon in the top right corner of the terminal panel then choose the "Power Shell" option. This will open a new terminal without restarting visual studio.
In Mac, when working with Python, this helped me: instead of clicking on the "Run Code" option, click on "Run Python file", in the right corner.
For Ubuntu users this is solved by this solution:
File -> Preferences -> Setting -> Features -> Terminal -> Inherit Env
I found two vscode on my desktop, I opened the other one and it worked. Looks like I updated it but the older one didn't disappear.
If typing Ctrl+C can help to get out of this frozen state, that will be easier to do with VSCode 1.64 (Jan. 2022)
The terminal can type the answer for you.
Terminal -- Auto-reply
The terminal is now able to automatically reply when a specific sequences of characters is received.
A good example of where this is useful, which is also the only default case, is the Windows batch script message Terminate batch job (Y/N)? after hitting Ctrl+C when running a batch script.
This typically just ends up causing problems for the user.
The terminal will now automatically reply with Y and enter (\r) which makes Ctrl+C in Windows feel much better.
Pressing Ctrl+C will immediately reply to the question and return to the prompt:
Theme: Sapphire
The feature was made generically so you can setup custom replies for other thing, just be careful when doing this as you are sending text to the process automatically.
For example you could use it to automatically update Oh My Zsh when prompted:
"terminal.integrated.autoReplies": {
"[Oh My Zsh] Would you like to check for updates? [Y/n]": "Y\r"
}
If you use Clink and enable their similar feature, you can disable it in Clink or in VS Code by setting the reply to null to avoid the two features conflicting with each other:
"terminal.integrated.autoReplies": {
"Terminate batch job (Y/N)": null
}
Go to terminal, preferences, settings.
Check "run code in terminal"
Restart VS.
I changed from bash to powershell in terminal first but the command prompt still not shown.
Then I navigate to File -> Perferences -> Settings and it starts working (command prompt shown)
This seems to just be a display problem. It happened to me when I changed my display settings for desktop icon and app scaling settings.
I managed to fix the problem by simply restarting my computer and re-opening VS code
I had the same problem ... In my case just run vs-code as administrator and works
I have tried changing the settings for "terminal.integrated.shell.windows" to babun mintty location. But the babun shell window opens separately and doesn't integrate with the VS code. Anyone knows how to achieve this?
After trying for 2 hours finally made it work.
Before reading my way of doing this, you might want to got through this issue first.
By default babun is installed in C:\Users\13000\.babun\. So we can configure it by overriding user setting in VS Code as:
"terminal.integrated.shell.windows": "C:\\Users\\YOURUSERNAME\\.babun\\cygwin\\bin\\zsh.exe",
After saving , reload the window and you are done.
You will get something like :
Hope this helps!
I was searching for any solution for this issue before and I could not find any. But I was curious how Babun itself run the command "Open Babun here" from right-click menu and noticed it runs this command:
C:\Users\YOURUSER\.babun\cygwin\bin\mintty.exe /bin/env CHERE_INVOKING=1 /bin/zsh.exe
I've tried setting mintty.exe as shell and using leading commands as shell arguments, but this method opens an external terminal. I've noticed this behavior is because using mintty.exe, so I replaced mintty.exe with env.exe itself. At last, these are the settings:
"terminal.integrated.shell.windows": "C:\\Users\\YOURUSER\\.babun\\cygwin\\bin\\env.exe",
"terminal.integrated.shellArgs.windows": [
"CHERE_INVOKING=1",
"/bin/zsh.exe"
]
Edit: This might not completely relate to this question, but because of having the similarity, I think it might worth mentioning.
During my search for a solution, I've seen many other questions about the same issue for integrating Atom's PlatformIO IDE Terminal package or JetBrain's IDEs with Babun's zsh.
In the case of Atom, setting the Shell Override to C:\Users\YOURUSER\.babun\cygwin\bin\env.exe and Shell Arguments to CHERE_INVOKING=1 /bin/zsh.exe opens zsh.exe as an integrated terminal in the project directory.
In the case of JetBrain, I've used WebStrom and this works:
cmd.exe "/k C:\Users\ehsan\.babun\cygwin\bin\env.exe CHERE_INVOKING=1 /bin/zsh.exe"
Just complementing the correct answer that Pramesh Bajracharya gave above, you can override user settings in VS Code opening the VS Code and going in:
File->Preferences->Settings
And then paste in the field shown in your right side (WORKSPACE SETTINGS):
{
"terminal.integrated.shell.windows": "C:\\Users\\YOURUSER\\.babun\\cygwin\\bin\\zsh.exe"
}
More information can be found in https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/integrated-terminal
Thanks Pramesh Bajracharya!
Can we add multiple different terminals in the VS Code? I am planning to add following three terminal and work with all of those :
Windows Command prompt
PowerShell
Git Bash
I know I need to add the following command in Preferences => Setting
// // 64-bit cmd if available, otherwise 32-bit
"terminal.integrated.shell.windows": "C:\\Windows\\sysnative\\cmd.exe",
// // 64-bit PowerShell if available, otherwise 32-bit
"terminal.integrated.shell.windows": "C:\\Windows\\sysnative\\WindowsPowerShell\\v1.0\\powershell.exe",
// // Git Bash
"terminal.integrated.shell.windows": "C:\\Program Files\\Git\\bin\\bash.exe",
I want to add all of the above three commands in setting.json
And when I click + different terminal should open and I want to work with those terminals without changing the preferences.
Is it possible in VS Code or not?
There is a way to make this happens with these steps by installing an extension:
Find an extension called Shell launcher and install it or you can find it here. Reload VS Code if you want or after you finished all steps.
Go to Files --> Preferences --> Settings and this will open settings.json file and you then insert this (you can edit this to your heart's content):
Code:
"shellLauncher.shells.windows": [
{
"shell": "C:\\Windows\\<sysnative>\\cmd.exe",
"label": "cmd"
},
{
"shell": "C:\\Windows\\<sysnative>\\WindowsPowerShell\\v1.0\\powershell.exe",
"label": "PowerShell"
},
{
"shell": "C:\\Program Files\\Git\\bin\\bash.exe",
"label": "Git bash"
},
{
"shell": "C:\\Windows\\<sysnative>\\bash.exe",
"label": "WSL Bash"
}
]
PS: You can use shellLauncher.shells.linux for Linux or shellLauncher.shells.osx for macOS.
Go to Files --> Preferences --> Keyboard Shortcuts and then find on {} icon on the top right corner to open keybindings.json file. Insert this:
Code:
[
{ "key": "ctrl+alt+`", "command": "shellLauncher.launch" }
]
Update: Type shelllauncher into the search bar. You can then see Shell Launcher: Launch command. Highlight and use any keybinding you like. For example, I picked Ctrl + Alt + (backtick)` for myself.
You can reload your VS Code and click the key combination you have assigned and that will give you the option to choose which integrated terminal you want to use.
For more details, please check the official site: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Tyriar.shell-launcher
Enjoy!
Even the question is asked last year and the answer is accepted but still I feel to answer this question as I didn't found any simple, suitable and complete answer while as a development I need multiple terminal handy in a click like below:-
and I don't bother about their path, add another extension for what the VS Code is already capable of or reload VS Shell etc and go to insert and setup the settings files manually.
I found this question is asked many times and almost all landed up manually setup of write some settings etc. or sometimes only opted to get a single type of terminal. The answer of #Pawan is somewhat near but again that solution finally land up to a single terminal, going to command setup for switch terminal and this one will work for git or any other terminal.
If you have tools installed which worked on command line like power-shell and git along with default cmd prompt in windows then the follow the quick three steps to get all terminals at once and switch to anyone with a click.
Open terminal, it should be visible (use ctrl+` or from menu View-> Integrated Terminal )
Open commands search (use Ctrl+Shift+P or from menu View->Command Palette...)
In command box Type "Terminal: Select Default Shell" to select this option from drop down.
As you select this option, then all the available commands which are in path will be listed below like below
Just click any one which you like to add for quick access from command list.
Finally, in the terminal window, just click on + sign next to terminal list as shown below:-
The terminal selected in step 5 will now added after performing step6 to the list without removal of earlier terminal.
Repeat step 3-6 for adding any other terminal to command list.
To work with particular terminal just select the required one in the terminal list of the terminal window.
press ctrl + shift + ` shortcut, or press a cross sign to run new terminal, then type bash if your default mode is powershell or powershell if your default mode is bash. And here you are, your terminal is switched.
For now VS Code support defining only one of available terminals as default at a time and you can not add multiple shell terminals.
If you don't want to install "Shell Launcher" plugin as suggested by #ian0411 then here is a quick way to change/select default terminal.
Press "Ctrl + Shift + P" to open the Command Palette.
Type "Terminal: Select Default Shell" and hit enter. You will be prompted to select Git Bash, PowerShell or Cmd as shown below:
Note: This will change the default shell terminal but there is no harm changing it whenever you need to use another.
BTW, if you need to switch only between Cmd & Powershell then you can type cmd or powershell (in already opened terminal) to switch to desired terminal. But it would not work for Git Bash.
I don't see this in the above, but read all the answers. I think this is the best approach for what is supported right now. I believe, like myself, the OP simply wants to open VSCode, and down yonder on the terminal window, we just want a list of options to open from.
Yes, you can open the command, "Terminal: Select Default Shell" and loop through that to add various types of terminals...
Followed by:
I don't know when this option was added to the dropdown, but look! No need to start by looking up the command. I think this is a lot smoother than any other answer, but it still results in the annoying overwrite of your default term to whatever your last choice was before leaving session.
Here, we can more easily open the Select Default Shell - it should support "Select New Shell". Simple, you'd think. Hopefully someone adds that soon or I have time to contribute.
I'm fairly certain that these are old-style settings.json and won't work as discussed in VS Code 2021. The new style looks like:
...
"terminal.integrated.profiles.windows":
{ "Bash":
{ "path": ["C:\\Programs\\Git\\bin\\bash.exe"],
"icon": "terminal-bash",
},
"Command Prompt":
{ "path": ["${env:windir}\\System32\\cmd.exe"],
"args": [],
"icon": "terminal-cmd"
},
"PowerShell":
{ "path": ["C:\\Programs\\PowerShell\\pwsh.exe"],
"source": "PowerShell",
"args": [],
"icon": "terminal-powershell"
},
},
"terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.windows": "Bash"
...
That will get you access to Command and PowerShells and set bash as the default shell (my preference). If you want to launch a standalone application like git-bash, you will need something else.
As of https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_35 you can now:
select from the pulldown menu directly above the terminal "Select Default Shell"
select the one you like
click the +
done
(the same goes for opening split screen: before this do 1 + 2 and then click the split screen button)
(although overriding the default but does no longer matter if this is your flow)
This can be done by adding a different key at the end. By just changing your example to:
// // 64-bit cmd if available, otherwise 32-bit
"terminal.integrated.shell.windows": "C:\\Windows\\sysnative\\cmd.exe",
// // 64-bit PowerShell if available, otherwise 32-bit
"terminal.integrated.shell.windows2": "C:\\Windows\\sysnative\\WindowsPowerShell\\v1.0\\powershell.exe",
// // Git Bash
"terminal.integrated.shell.windows3": "C:\\Program Files\\Git\\bin\\bash.exe",
Note that the key ...shell.windows is changed to ...shell.windows2 and ...shell.windows3.
Follow-up finding: I've noticed that once restart of the IDE, only the first terminal gets displayed. I had to reopen the settings and save it once to get both the terminals again. Will post if any better solution available.
In the terminal tab, there's a Split Terminal button. Works like a charm
To open the multiple terminal please check the screen shot for the same(on the right bottom of the visual studio code their will be a dropdown and just after it, their is +(plus) icon . On pressing it the new terminal will open.).
The recommended way to automatically open multiple terminal windows is to use the Tasks feature. See Automating launching of terminals in the VS Code documentation.
For WSL Ubuntu on Windows terminal:
File -> preferences -> settings -> click code icon in top right
Enter the following:
{
"terminal.integrated.shell.windows": "C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\wsl.exe",
"git.enableSmartCommit": true
}