How do I get to the menu in Emacs in console mode? - emacs

If you launch Emacs using the -nw flag to force a console session (rather than an X session if you have X windows running), how do you get to the menu?
There are some items held in the menus that are infrequently-enough used on my part that I don't recall the escape or control sequence to do them.

M-x menu-bar-open, which is usually bound to F10. This works with and without menu-bar-mode (which just shows the names of the menus at the top of the screen).

On my computer (with openSUSE), it is not F10 but M-` which allows to access menu items. More information is available here:
http://linux.about.com/od/emacs_doc/a/emacsdoc317.htm

The F10 key will access the menus for me in both Windows versions and a console version in Red Hat Linux (RHEL) 4.

F10 is inaccessible for ssh to a remote host over a Mac terminal.
How to get to the menu:
C-h b to get all the key bindings.
Use C-s to incrementally search on "menu" in the key
bindings help. Hit C-s to find next and next occurrences.
See the ESC `?
Type ESC ` on the Mac and it will work.

La Carte (library lacarte.el) --------
It lets you execute menu commands from the keyboard, using completion:
ESC M-x
Menu command:
Menu command: t [TAB]
Menu command: Tools >
Menu command: Tools > Compa [TAB]
Menu command: Tools > Compare (Ediff) > Two F [TAB]
Menu command: Tools > Compare (Ediff) > Two Files... [RET]

For my Emacs and Mac setup, I found that Command + Fn + F10 creates a buffer showing Emacs menu-content selectable by a further keystroke.

M-x menu-bar-mode

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Visual studio code how to add a keybinding for a command palette entry

For example, I would like to add a key binding Ctrl+R Ctrl+T for the entry:
Python: Run Python File In Terminal
Many thanks.
You can do that in the Preferences -> Keyboard Shortcuts section. Search for "Run Python File in Terminal", select the command and press the little + sign on the left.
You can start the process of creating a keybinding for a command in the command palette while in the command palette as of v1.52 (it is in the Insiders' Build now). A Gear icon has been added on the right of each command that you hover over. Click it. (To not use the mouse, arrow down or type to your desired command, hit Tab Tab to focus the Gear icon and hit Enter). Demo:

how to open the terminal or the command in visual studio?

I just want to enter ext install typewriter-sounds to install a plug in. there are many plugins that require similar command. I just dont know where to type that command.
I dont know what its called.
You can open an integrated terminal with one of the options described here: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/integrated-terminal
Use the Ctrl+` keyboard shortcut with the backtick character.
Use the View | Toggle Integrated Terminal menu command.
From the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P), use the View:Toggle Integrated Terminal command.
It's very simple. Please press the:
ctrl + `

How to open a shell command prompt inside Visual Studio Code?

When using Visual Studio Code, how do I run command-line programs, such as a choco (Chocolatey) command? Do I need to have a separate Command Line (CMD.exe) running outside VS Code, or is there a hotkey/window within Code where I can run those commands?
I see the "Command Palette", but it is not entirely clear what command engines run in that palette.
For integrated terminal use Ctrl+`
From the release notes:
With the May release, we are rolling out the initial version of an integrated terminal. You can open the terminal using Ctrl+`, from the View | Toggle Integrated Terminal menu, or from the View > Toggle Integrated Terminal command in the Command Palette.
https://web.archive.org/web/20160616204248/http://code.visualstudio.com/updates/#_workbench (the 1.2.0 May release in 2016)
Use CMD+Shift+C or CTRL+Shift+C but it will only open a new outside editor standard bash console.
I hope they will implement an integrated console.
Can open it with this menu options: View > Integrated Terminal
Default keyboard shortcut for integrated terminal is Ctrl+`
In vscode you can use multiple integrated terminals.
If you want open another one use Ctrl+Shift+`
vscode keys shortcuts are rendered assuming a standard US keyboard layout. If you use a different keyboard layout, please read how can see the representation in your current keyboard.
It's easy, open this menu options: File > Preferences > Keyboard Shortcuts
and on the Default Keyboard Shortcut search the command workbench.action.terminal.toggleTerminal then point you mouse to info icon and can see the combination. For me is Ctrl+ñ because I'm using Spanish keyboard layout.
Also it's cool create an personal shortcuts to toggle into terminals. Open this menu options: File > Preferences > Keyboard Shortcuts and on the keybinding.json tab put this:
[
{
"key": "ctrl+pageup",
"command": "workbench.action.terminal.focusNext",
"when": "terminalFocus"
},{
"key": "ctrl+pagedown",
"command": "workbench.action.terminal.focusPrevious",
"when": "terminalFocus"
}
]
Now when the cursor are focus on terminal, and have more than one terminal, you can navigate through every one with the combinations Ctrl+Page Down for previous terminal and Ctrl+Page Up for next terminal.
Tip: If you are focus on the editor, the same keyboard shortcuts can be used to navigate through tabs.
For mac Cmd + j
For win Ctrl + j
#brady321's answer is only for US keyboards:
Note: The following keys are rendered assuming a standard US keyboard layout.(https://code.visualstudio.com/Docs/customization/keybindings)
For instance, UK keyboards use Ctrl+':
You can find your shortcut in File > Preferences > Keyboard Shortcuts searching for workbench.action.terminal.toggleTerminal. If you're not using a US keyboard, it will show you the equivalent shortcut using your keyboard layout:
To check what the shortcut to open a native console looks like, try to find workbench.action.terminal.openNativeConsole in the shortcuts file.
More information about integrated terminal at: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/integrated-terminal
test with the Ctrl + J keys in ubuntu
As MCBL wrote, there is no integrated console. You can vote for this feature here: UserVoice - Integrated terminal <-- dead link.
3rd party Edit
Uservoice is no longer used and the link above is dead. The feature request for an integrated terminal might be this one.
In the contrary you may also run a terminal inside your visual studio code tool by simply doing the following:
Go to " View > Integrated Terminal " or use the shortcut key " Ctrl + ' "
I believe this is available on later versions of visual studio code. I could do this on version 1.7.0-insider.
Ctrl+ `
Integrated Terminal In Visual Studio Code, you can open an integrated
terminal, initially starting at the root of your workspace. This can
be very convenient as you don't have to switch windows or alter the
state of an existing terminal to perform a quick command line task.
To open the terminal:
Use the Ctrl+`keyboard shortcut with the backtick character.
Use the View | Toggle Integrated Terminal menu command. From the
Command
Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P), use the View:Toggle Integrated Terminal
command.
https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/integrated-terminal
I am using vsCode 1.9.1. there are 2 ways as I know
You can easily open it by hitting Ctrl + ` key.
Go to View->Integrated Terminal like below image
Test this, This works for me
Ctrl + ñ
Ctrl + `
ctrl + j
On my UK MacBook, when I look in my keyboard shortcuts for VS Code (Code > Preferences > Keyboard Shortcuts), Toggle Integrated Terminal has the keybinding Crtl+`.
However, the shortcut works on Ctrl+§, which is the key on my MacBook that is the same place as the ` on a UK Windows keyboard.
You can take the text editor of the Microsoft, but you can't take the etc, etc.
Go to File > Preferences > Keyboard Shortcuts or use shortcut Ctrl+K Ctrl+S.
Type to search in keybindings : workbench.action.terminal.new.
Double click on Keybinding and add the shortcut you want (Super+T is unused in default config).
Since the Debug Console does not support programs that need to read input from the console, you can enable an external, native console by setting the attribute externalConsole to true in your launch configuration.
lauch.json just write: "externalConsole" : true
I used custom shortcut. Add below keybind to the keybinds.json:
[
{
"key": "ctrl+,",
"command": "workbench.action.terminal.toggleTerminal"
}
]
To open keybinds.json
CTRL + SHIFT + P then type Keyboard and click to Open Keyboard Shortcuts
The best way to run command line programs is to use the terminal window provided inside VS Code. This way tou will not switch any apps. But to make switching between terminal and other windows I recommend the following :
To open up a terminal - Ctrl + `
To open up second terminal - when you are running a node script in the first terminal and it is blocked and you need to run second script at the same time - Ctrl + Shift + `
To focus/switch back on terminal without reopening :
Press F1 and then type keyboard shortcuts
Find workbench.action.terminal.focus and set it to Ctrl + \ - this slash is usually located right next to your right Ctrl key. This makes switching between code and terminal very easy because Ctrl + ` and Ctrl + \ are invoked with your right hand and index finger.
Switch the Integrated Terminal to CMD
Open the Integrated Terminal: Ctrl + `
If a Bash terminal is opened while you want a Command Prompt (cmd), simply run the command: cmd, in the terminal to switch it to Command Prompt.
Also for MAC its Ctrl+Shift+.
I prefer you to change to a custom one.
Open up Command Palette by Command+Shift+P.
Type 'Keyboard Shortcuts...' - Select Preferences: Open Keyboard Shortcuts
.
See Terminal: Create New Integrated Terminal option there. Double-tap it to change it to a custom one.
.
For me:
ctrl + shift + `
Seems to have done the trick with the default VSCode settings.
If you hover your cursor over the +-button to add a new terminal, you can actually see what you need to press for the shortcut.

Expand envvar in minibuffer

When the cursor is in minibuffer typing $ and then a few characters, say $HO offers envar name completion, for example running cygwin Emacs on Windows 7 it offers me $HOME, $HOMEDRIVE and $HOMEPATH. As well, typing a / after a complete variable name such as $HOME/ and tab shows files in that directory.
Is there a way to expand this variable? So that for example, I can delete part the expanded text and continue?
I am using iswitchb but I see the same behavior with emacs -q as well.
I am using cygwin build of Emacs 24.3.1 on Windows 7
Once you have chosen which of those variables you want, type a / afterwards, then press TAB.

In emacs, query-replace-regexp keyboard shortcut doesn't work in the terminal (e.g., emacs -nw)

Is it expected that C-M-% and ESC C-% do not run the command query-replace-regexp when running emacs in a terminal window (for example, emacs -nw)?
According to describe-function the binding exists, but emacs runs query-replace instead (which has the binding M-%). This has happened on several machines I've tried it on, and does not happen when I run emacs in a window.
The problem is that C-% simply can't be typed in a terminal. The only control sequences available are those that corresponds to ascii-code 0-31, mainly C-letter.
I have created a new shortcut in my .emacs file.
(global-set-key "\M-q" 'query-replace-regexp)
Control-Alt-Shift-% all together works on Windows and Fedora Linux. Does your keyboard have all those keys?