Windows Terminal

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I figure I'm not the only one that haven't noticed the existence of Microsoft's Windows Terminal.

No, it has nothing to do with the terminal services or hyperterminal (blast from the past).

It's a tabbed terminal application for powershell, command, ssh, etc.
Multipane too I think - haven't figured it out yet.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/terminal/

Obsolesce

@pete-s yeah it's been a thing now for like 2 years now. Many have been using it and following it.

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@obsolesce said in Windows Terminal - it's not what you think:

@pete-s yeah it's been a thing now for like 2 years now. Many have been using it and following it.

Yeah, looks like I missed out.

gjacobse

@pete-s said in Windows Terminal - it's not what you think:

@obsolesce said in Windows Terminal - it's not what you think:

@pete-s yeah it's been a thing now for like 2 years now. Many have been using it and following it.

Yeah, looks like I missed out.

Well you’re not the only ones I don’t feel terribly bad.

JaredBusch

I never need more than a right click on the start button and then choosing Powershell.

I guess if I actually ran native windows all the time I would have found this useful.

I recall this being announce not long after the WSL was standardized. Maybe same time?

EddieJennings

@pete-s said in Windows Terminal - it's not what you think:

@obsolesce said in Windows Terminal - it's not what you think:

@pete-s yeah it's been a thing now for like 2 years now. Many have been using it and following it.

Yeah, looks like I missed out.

I remember it was something that had to be installed, rather than being a part of the default Windows install. Is that still true?

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@eddiejennings said in Windows Terminal - it's not what you think:

@pete-s said in Windows Terminal - it's not what you think:

@obsolesce said in Windows Terminal - it's not what you think:

@pete-s yeah it's been a thing now for like 2 years now. Many have been using it and following it.

Yeah, looks like I missed out.

I remember it was something that had to be installed, rather than being a part of the default Windows install. Is that still true?

Yes, you install it from
https://aka.ms/terminal
or
https://github.com/microsoft/terminal

It's possible to integrate it into the widows installation image with DISM.

Obsolesce

@eddiejennings said in Windows Terminal - it's not what you think:

@pete-s said in Windows Terminal - it's not what you think:

@obsolesce said in Windows Terminal - it's not what you think:

@pete-s yeah it's been a thing now for like 2 years now. Many have been using it and following it.

Yeah, looks like I missed out.

I remember it was something that had to be installed, rather than being a part of the default Windows install. Is that still true?

It's true for Win10. I've been installing it from the built-in MS Store without any issue.

Simply search for terminal then click to install one of Windows Terminal or Windows Terminal Preview.

scottalanmiller

It's exactly what I thought. With a name like that, what else could it have been?

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@scottalanmiller said in Windows Terminal:

It's exactly what I thought. With a name like that, what else could it have been?

Yeah, your right - especially if you compare to something like gnome terminal.

But Microsoft have been pretty consistent through the years about using "console" and not "terminal" for this kind of application.

scottalanmiller

@pete-s said in Windows Terminal:

But Microsoft have been pretty consistent through the years about using "console" and not "terminal" for this kind of application.

True. They do always use some weird terminology that is very specifically something else but "not when Microsoft says it."