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Aaahhhhhh Sound on Terminal Error - VS Code Extension

A VS Code extension that plays an "aaahhhhhh" scream sound every time a command fails in the terminal.

Installing the Extension from VSIX

1. Download the .vsix file for this extension.
2. Open Visual Studio Code.
3. Go to the Extensions view (Ctrl+Shift+X).
4. Click the three-dot menu in the top right and select Install from VSIX....
5. Select the downloaded .vsix file and follow the prompts.

Features

Requirements

• VS Code 1.93 or later
• Linux: ffplay (from ffmpeg), paplay (PulseAudio), or aplay (ALSA)
• macOS: afplay (built-in)
• Windows: PowerShell (built-in)

Commands

Settings

Installation (Development)

1. Clone/download this folder
2. Run chmod +x launch-vscode-aaahhhhhh.sh
3. Run ./launch-vscode-aaahhhhhh.sh
4. A new VS Code window will open with the extension loaded
5. Open a terminal and run a failing command (e.g., ls nonexistent) to hear the sound

Installation (Production)

Install the .vsix file

1. Open VS Code.
2. Press Ctrl+Shift+P and search for Extensions: Install from VSIX....
3. Select the aaahhhhhh-sound-error-1.0.0.vsix file from this folder.
4. Reload VS Code if prompted.

Or use the command line:

code --install-extension aaahhhhhh-sound-error-1.0.0.vsix

Audio tool setup

Linux

• For best results, install at least one of these tools:
  • ffplay (from ffmpeg):

    sudo apt install ffmpeg
    

  • paplay (PulseAudio):

    sudo apt install pulseaudio-utils
    

  • aplay (ALSA):

    sudo apt install alsa-utils
    

• The extension will try all three automatically.

macOS

• No setup needed. afplay is built-in and used by the extension.

Windows

• No setup needed. PowerShell is used to play the sound.

How to package

npm install -g @vscode/vsce
vsce package

This will create a .vsix file you can install in VS Code.