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

Using the command palette

The command palette, initially popularized by Visual Studio Code, also makes an appearance in Windows Terminal. It even uses the same keyboard shortcut as Visual Studio Code, Ctrl + Shift + P, so the muscle memory is transferable.

The command palette is a great way to discover commands in Windows Terminal. For example, pretend we forget how to duplicate a pane. We probably don't even remember the "duplicate" word; we just know we want to do something with a pane! Pressing Ctrl + Shift + P will open the command palette, and then typing the word pane will return all pane-related commands, including our forgotten Duplicate pane command:

Figure 2.9 – Using the command palette to find the "Duplicate pane" command

The best part about the command palette is that it shows the associated keyboard shortcuts for each command (Alt + Shift + D in our "Duplicate pane" example). It functions not only as...