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Error Sounds for Terminal

Error Sounds for Terminal

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Plays a sound when a terminal command prints an error or exits with a non-zero code.
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Terminal Error Sound

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

  • Terminal Error Sound: Test Sound
  • Terminal Error Sound: Choose Built-in Sound
  • Terminal Error Sound: Import Custom Sound
  • Terminal Error Sound: Reset Custom Sound
  • Terminal Error Sound: Toggle Enabled
  • Terminal Error Sound: Choose Trigger Mode

Trigger Modes

  • Patterns: Plays a sound when an error pattern is detected.
  • 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.enabled
  • terminalErrorSound.soundPath
  • terminalErrorSound.builtInSound
  • terminalErrorSound.patterns
  • terminalErrorSound.triggerMode

License

MIT

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