
Windows Terminal Tips, Tricks, and Productivity Hacks
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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...