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Microsoft's official new terminal app for Windows, released May 2019.

Windows Terminal is the Terminal app for Windows made by Microsoft, released in May 2019. See the Windows Terminal GitHub

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Double-click to select text in Windows Terminal selects only one word

I'm trying to setup the new Windows Terminal for using git-bash. This is my current profile: { "guid": "{00000000-0000-0000-ba54-000000000002}", "tabTitle": "Git Bash", "copyOnSelect": true, "acrylicOpacity" : 0.75, "closeOnExit"…
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Changing the Window size of the new Windows Terminal

As you've heard, the new Windows Terminal has been released. What I can't find is how to adjust the window size. In the old consoles, if you wanted to change the settings, it would give you a GUI, but with the new console, you need JSON commands.…
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Installing Windows Terminal on Windows Server 2019 Datacenter

I'm trying to install Windows Terminal on this Windows Server 2019 Datacenter, using choco, reading this: https://computingforgeeks.com/easy-way-to-install-windows-terminal-on-windows/ PS C:\Windows\system32> choco install…
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How to open new tab with running specific command in Powershell (Windows Terminal)?

What I want is to open a new tab having Powershell and running a specific command (in my case "npm run local"). I was expecting this will work, wt -w 0 -p "Windows Powershell" npm run local But, it gives an error, [error 0x80070002 when launching…
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Windows terminal: open multiple panes and execute specified command

I recently downloaded the new Windows Terminal. I have created the shortcut for opening the multiple panes(which is working fine). However, I am trying to execute a command for the respective pane. wt -d -c "cls && php artisan serve" ; …
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How to remove powershell ads and update checks in the Windows Terminal?

When I start the Windows Terminal, I get the following: How do I get rid of the copyright & version notifications, the help URL and the update check? I just want to get to the command line. My powershell profile in the settings.json (the config…
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How to open Windows Terminal with 4 panes?

I want to open 4 equal panes in Windows Terminal using wt.exe from command line. This is the intended result: I have attempted using split-pane, but without a focus-pane command, it doesn't work. Is it possible to do so in any other way?
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Open a new tab in the running instance of Windows Terminal from CLI

Is there a way to open a new tab in a running instance of Windows Terminal from CLI and make it point to a specific folder? Every time I run wt.exe -d c:\my-folder it opens a new window.
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Unable to start Docker in WSL2 using new Windows Terminal

I have recently installed WSL2 and installed Ubuntu from Microsoft Store.When i run docker using Sudo service docker start, i get below message Cannot connect to the Docker daemon. Is the docker daemon running on this host? I followed steps as per…
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How can I start the Windows Terminal maximized by default?

Is there a way to force the Windows Terminal to start maximized (not full-screen - I still want my taskbar to be there) by default?
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Getting powershell current line before ENTER is pressed

I had an idea to write a visualizer that displays an AST of your PowerShell line as you type it. But to do this, the first step would be to get the text of the current line, before it is submitted (before ENTER is pressed), but I can't find an API…
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Windows terminal, split panes but the new pane is on the same directory as the previous?

Might be a little bit of a silly question. The problem is simple, I tend to have two panes, one where I write code, and the other to compile it. I do that with the windows terminal (cmd + vim + Mingw), but something is bothering me. I can split the…
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Start Windows Terminal from the CLI and pass in an executable command to run

I can start Windows Terminal with wt. I have read the Windows Terminal documentation on command-line arguments, and it just covers passing an argument for setting up terminal panes, not passing in actual executable commands. For example, a minimal…
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Windows Terminal-PowerShell some glyph icons are not rendering when using Cascadia code PL

I am using windows terminal - PowerShell core 7. Cascadia code version - 2102.25 font face: cascadia code PL theme: Paradox, The glyph before 3.8.3 is not rendering. theme: Aliens, The glyph before ~2 is not rendering. theme: AgnosterPlus, The…
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Can't change fontFace in Windows Terminal

Trying out Windows Terminal customization via settings.json. I found a profiles.json that follow the new conventions closely enough to work when pasted into settings.json, (I know it took because the theme changed). The problem is that changes to…
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