MyTerminals

Define your terminal configurations in a MyTerminals.json file. Run all specified terminals at once or select specific terminals.

How to use:

• Bring up the command pallette
• Select one of the commands as mentioned below.
• Press [enter] to confirm or [escape] to cancel.

Available commands:

MyTerminals: Init

Creates a MyTerminals.json settings file in your projects .vscode folder. See settings for available configuration options.

MyTerminals: Open

Launch the configured terminals.

MyTerminals: Kill

Kill all open terminals.

MyTerminals: Select

Choose a terminal configuration to open.

Settings:

All configuration options shown below are optional.

// .vscode/MyTerminals.json
{
  "silence": false, // Don't focus on the terminal panel if set to true
  "terminals": [
    {
      "name": "Git",
      "icon": "git-merge", 
      "color": "terminal.ansiBlue",
      "message": "run 'npm run serve' to start dev server", // Message written to the terminal on first launch.
      "focus": false, // Terminal tab gets focus if set to true 
      "path": "backend/", // Path for the current working directory to be used for the terminal. Relative to workspace root.
      "shellPath": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\WindowsPowerShell\\v1.0\\powershell.exe", // Path to custom shell executable to be used in the terminal
      "commands": ["npm run serve"] // Command(s) to be executed on launch.
    }    
  ]
}

See Visual Studio Code's Icon Listing for a list of optional icons.

See Visual Studio Code's Integrated Terminal Colors. The terminal.ansi* theme keys are recommended for the best contrast and consistency across themes.

Release Notes

1.2.2

Fixed typo in readme

1.2.1

More neutral defaults when running MyTerminals: Init

1.2.0

Fixed: Configured icons and colors are correctly shown for VSCode v1.70 and above. Added option for custom shellPath. Updated README.md

1.1.0

Added How to use section to README.md

1.0.0

Initial release of MyTerminals