Error Sound for Terminal
A simple Visual Studio Code extension that plays a sound when a terminal command fails or prints an error message.
Features
- Plays a sound when a terminal command exits with an error.
- Detects common terminal error patterns.
- Includes multiple built-in sounds.
- Supports imported custom
.wav sound files.
- Provides a status bar toggle to enable or disable the extension.
- Supports different trigger modes.
Commands
Open the Command Palette with Ctrl + Shift + P and search for one of the following commands:
| Command |
Description |
Terminal Error Sound: Test Sound |
Plays the currently selected sound. |
Terminal Error Sound: Choose Built-in Sound |
Selects one of the built-in sounds. |
Terminal Error Sound: Import Custom Sound |
Imports a custom .wav sound file. |
Terminal Error Sound: Reset Custom Sound |
Resets the sound to the default built-in sound. |
Terminal Error Sound: Toggle Enabled |
Enables or disables the extension. |
Terminal Error Sound: Choose Trigger Mode |
Changes when the sound should be played. |
Trigger Modes
| Mode |
Description |
Patterns |
Plays a sound when an error pattern is detected in the terminal output. |
Exit Code |
Plays a sound when a command exits with a non-zero exit code. |
Both |
Uses both detection methods. |
Requirements
Terminal error detection works best when VS Code Terminal Shell Integration is enabled.
Extension Settings
This extension contributes the following settings:
terminalErrorSound.enabledterminalErrorSound.soundPathterminalErrorSound.builtInSoundterminalErrorSound.patternsterminalErrorSound.triggerMode
Sound Credits
Some built-in notification sounds were sourced from Zedge.
All sound rights remain with their respective creators.
License
MIT
Created by Nillan Sivarasa.
For questions, feedback or issues, please open an issue on GitHub.
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