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opened 2026-01-31 03:40:16 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
claunia commented 2026-01-31 03:40:16 +00:00
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Originally created by @parthopdas on GitHub (Apr 7, 2021).

Description of the new feature/enhancement

It will be good to have a way to save the current tab / pane configuration, perhaps including environment variable changes.

This is so I can quickly get back to the tab / pane setup (that I'd have built over many days) in case I need to restart terminal.

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claunia commented 2026-01-31 03:40:17 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Apr 7, 2021):

Thanks for the suggestion! Looks like we're tracking this in #776.

/dup #766

So for reference, I like to do like the following each time I boot up the Terminal in the morning: 
{ "command": { "action": "wt", "commandline": "new-tab --title OpenConsole cmd.exe /k #work 15 ; split-pane -s .30 --title OpenConsole cmd.exe /k #work 15 ; split-pane  -s .25 -H cmd.exe /k media ; new-tab --title \"Symbols Script\" powershell dev\\symbols.ps1 ; new-tab -p \"Ubuntu 18.04\" ; new-tab -p \"microsoft/Terminal\" ; sp -V -p \"microsoft/Terminal\" ; sp -H -p \"microsoft/Terminal\" ; focus-tab -t 0" }, "name": "Good Morning" },

(you could probably make it shorter by replacing new-tab/split-pane with nt/sp, respectively).

I add that to the keybindings/actions. This creates a new command in the Command Palette named "Good Morning". That opens up a few tabs & panes, running various build environments. I like having it in a command rather than startupActions, because I only really want this in one terminal window, not every single one I launch. It's personal taste.

You could repeat this for multiple different "session"s if you wanted. That way you could have layouts pre-defined for various different dev environments.

We're also tracking adding commands to the new tab dropdown in #1571.

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Apr 7, 2021): Thanks for the suggestion! [Looks like](https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/766#issuecomment-779902831) we're tracking this in #776. /dup #766 <hr> So for reference, I like to do like the following each time I boot up the Terminal in the morning: ```json { "command": { "action": "wt", "commandline": "new-tab --title OpenConsole cmd.exe /k #work 15 ; split-pane -s .30 --title OpenConsole cmd.exe /k #work 15 ; split-pane -s .25 -H cmd.exe /k media ; new-tab --title \"Symbols Script\" powershell dev\\symbols.ps1 ; new-tab -p \"Ubuntu 18.04\" ; new-tab -p \"microsoft/Terminal\" ; sp -V -p \"microsoft/Terminal\" ; sp -H -p \"microsoft/Terminal\" ; focus-tab -t 0" }, "name": "Good Morning" }, ``` (you could probably make it shorter by replacing `new-tab`/`split-pane` with `nt`/`sp`, respectively). I add that to the `keybindings`/`actions`. This creates a new command in the [Command Palette](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/terminal/command-palette) named "Good Morning". That opens up a few tabs & panes, running various build environments. I like having it in a command rather than `startupActions`, because I only really want this in _one_ terminal window, not _every single one I launch_. It's personal taste. You could repeat this for multiple different "session"s if you wanted. That way you could have layouts pre-defined for various different dev environments. We're also tracking adding commands to the new tab dropdown in #1571.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 03:40:17 +00:00
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Apr 7, 2021):

Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!

@ghost commented on GitHub (Apr 7, 2021): Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!
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