As more developer uses this there will be more themes available to download from either Microsoft or the community. "profiles":[īecause JSON is extremely flexible as a configuration format, you can easily share and find other themes to adapt to your need. The default color theme for cmd and powershell are Campbell, and in the screenshot above I’ve changed that to Solarized Light. There are 5 built-in color profiles you can choose from: Full JSON below, as of Terminal (preview) version 0.2.17.15. For instance, the setting for Windows Terminal is a JSON file. And yes, that might appears to be the case for now but you already can do more and have more customization controls over the previous cmd.exe.
Out of the box, you might notice nothing more than another shell of cmd or PowerShell. Rather in order to move the Window, the area is limited between the plus/dropdown icon and minimize icon. You will notice the extra space right next to the tab not responding to any mouse input.
default PowerShell in new Terminal appĪs of this writing, the Terminal is in Preview as you can quickly notice issues the moment you try to use the app to move around and open new tabs. It is those small details and fundamental change in mentality that are earning people’s attention and respect. This is a new era, where Microsoft is embracing open source and embracing in developer engagement. In an effort for Windows to gain more developer back or keep them within Windows eco-system, Microsoft open-sourced its latest Terminal app. Microsoft knows that and is responding to feedback from its beloved development community. Microsoft did try to beef up many years ago by introducing and giving more power to PowerShell, but as Windows 10 introduced WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) and the ability to run Linux toolchains, the lack of decent command line interface hinders wider developer adoption. As of this writing, the latest publicly available stable build is Windows update, version 1903 OS build 18362.175, which will be sufficient to the new Windows Terminal (Preview).Īs a developer, Window’s command line prompt has always been the weak spot comparing to other OS. But first, Make sure your Windows 10 is up to date by going to either Settings > Updates & Security > Windows Update or Update Assistant and download the latest Windows 10 update. Now you may finally download and try it out this new Windows Terminal (preview) on your Windows 10.
Microsoft showed a sneak peek of the new Terminal app at their annual Build conference in May.
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