Feature Request : Provide multiple terminal choices within same instance of VSC

[abhishekanand]

• VSCode Version: NA
• OS Version: NA

Steps to Reproduce: NA

Per this link, Integrated Terminal in the docs , you can create multiple instances of the terminal and even change it from CMD to BASH to PowerShell.
Can VScode provide options have multiple terminals choice. 1: CMD, 2: BASH, 3: PowerShell within the same instance of VSC?

[avikenjale]

Stackoverflow question - http://stackoverflow.com/questions/42032232/vscode-multiple-terminals-configuration-issue

[Tyriar]

From duplicate I created #20057

Perhaps the + icon could open a quick pick or popup which presented:

• cmd
• powershell
• bash for windows
• git bash

These could be configured using some settings behind the scenes which knows about the paths to these since they will almost always be in the same spot. The setting could look something like this:

"...shells": {
  "cmd": "%windir%\\sysnative\\cmd.exe",
  "PowerShell": "windir%\\sysnative\\WindowsPowerShell\\v1.0\\powershell.exe",
  "Bash on Windows": "%windir%\\sysnative\\bash.exe",
  "Git Bash": "%programfiles^\\Git\\bin\\bash.exe" // if it exists
}

Note that we don't want to run into the same issues as commandsToSkipShell #19770 if we create such a setting.

[rotemdan]

I have nothing special against PowerShell but I found the sounds it emitted when hitting backspace a little bit annoying. I realize it is probably not that difficult to disable them (actually it requires creating and editing a profile, through a series of commands, so I wouldn't say it is "super-easy"), but instead I quickly switched to the good-old cmd. Probably because cmd already does all I need and doesn't require me to learn anything new.

I guess there would be many people who would choose to do the same, so making the switch easily accessible would be convenient. Also, having bash readily accessible might prove useful for Windows users as well, especially to run specialized scripts.

[ryansully]

There is a (hacky) workaround until this feature becomes official:
http://ammonsonline.com/vscode-multiple-integrated-terminals/

I'm currently using ConEmu for multiple terminals, but would like to see this built into VSC natively.

[Tyriar]

@ryansully in most cases you should simply be able to launch the shell from the other one (run "powershell" in cmd), bash.exe may be an exception though as it has some special properties.

[Tyriar]

I just published an extension that covers this use case, enjoy 😃 https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Tyriar.shell-launcher