Send to Terminal (VS Code Extension)

Send text selection(s) or entire active file as environment variables into a new shell/terminal. With the default configurations, the text sent is assigned to an environment variable named $VALUE.

Examples

Send selection to a new terminal

1. Make any selection in the editor.

2. Open commands list (Ctrl+Shift+P).

3. Type in Send to Terminal: Send selection and press Enter or Return. A new terminal opens with the command template:

   echo -E "$VALUE" | cat

4. Modify the command as you wish.

⚠️ If there were more than one selection (e.g., by having multi-cursor selections or by selecting all occurrences of a text/pattern), you can access them via $VALUE_0, $VALUE_1, and so on.

Send active file to a new terminal

1. Bring the tab you need to send to terminal. It's not required to save it beforehand.

2. Open commands list (Ctrl+Shift+P).

3. Type in Send to Terminal: Send active file and press Enter or Return. A new terminal opens with the command template:

   echo -E "$VALUE" | cat

4. Modify the command as you wish.

Contribution

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