You're reading from Windows Terminal Tips, Tricks, and Productivity Hacks Optimize your command-line usage and development processes with pro-level techniques

Product type Paperback

Published in Apr 2021

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781800207561

Length 254 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

PowerShell

Tools

Windows Terminal

Concepts

Web Utilities

Author (1):

Will Fuqua

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Table of Contents (20) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1: Introducing the New Windows Terminal

2. Chapter 1: Getting started with the new Windows Terminal FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Learning the Windows Terminal UI

4. Chapter 3: Configuring an Ubuntu Linux profile

5. Section 2: Configuring your Windows Terminal and its shells

6. Chapter 4: Customizing your Windows Terminal settings

7. Chapter 5: Changing your Windows Terminal appearance

8. Chapter 6: Setting up keyboard shortcuts

9. Chapter 7: Hidden Windows Terminal Actions

10. Chapter 8: Tips for using PowerShell like a Pro

11. Chapter 9: Tips for Using Ubuntu like an Expert

12. Section 3: Using your Windows Terminal for development

13. Chapter 10: Using Git and GitHub with Windows Terminal

14. Chapter 11: Building web applications with React

15. Chapter 12: Building REST APIs with C# and Windows Terminal

16. Chapter 13: Connecting to remote systems

17. Chapter 14: Managing systems in the cloud

18. Other Books You May Enjoy

Appendix Windows Terminal Actions

Installing .NET and C#

The .NET platform is a free and open source technology from Microsoft. It consists of a runtime, which defines how our C# programs run cross-platform, as well as a standard library, which our C# programs can use. This standard library is quite large, and includes functionality for manipulating dates, connecting to databases, making HTTP requests, and much more.

The concept of the ".NET platform" can be a bit nebulous, so let's make things more concrete by downloading and using it. We can install the latest version of .NET from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/. Most people will want the Windows / Installer / x64 option:

Figure 12.1 – Downloading .NET. Most people will want the Windows Installer for x64 systems

When we run the installer, it will add a dotnet command to our system, which we can use from Windows Terminal. We can use this command to create new projects, compile source code, and run the...