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JSG External Terminal Launcher

JSG External Terminal Launcher

Jefferson Gonçalves

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| (0) | Free
Open Warp, Windows Terminal, WezTerm, Alacritty or kitty at the workspace root
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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External Terminal Launcher

Open Warp, Windows Terminal, WezTerm, Alacritty or kitty at the workspace root without leaving VSCode.

Features

  • One-click launch — status bar item opens the configured terminal at the workspace root.
  • Tab reuse — opens a new tab in an existing window when the terminal supports it.
  • Custom executable path — point each terminal at a non-standard install location.
  • Terminal-agnostic — Warp, Windows Terminal, WezTerm, Alacritty, kitty.

Commands

Command Description
External Terminal: Open External Terminal externalTerminal.open

Settings

Setting Default Description
externalTerminal.selectedTerminalId warp warp, windows-terminal, wezterm, alacritty, or kitty
externalTerminal.reuseTab true Reuse an existing window as a new tab when the terminal supports it
externalTerminal.executablePaths {} Per-terminal executable path override, keyed by terminal id

Development

npm install
npm run watch

Press F5 in VSCode to launch an Extension Development Host.

npm test      # run unit tests
npm run lint  # eslint
npm run package && npx vsce package  # build a .vsix
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