Use JSONC / allow comments in JSON per other Microsoft products #3203

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opened 2026-01-30 23:15:40 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @mikemaccana on GitHub (Aug 6, 2019).

Windows 10.0.18362.0, Terminal Preview 3.

I needed to add a comment explaining why I'd disabled a config option

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This is correct, comments aren't permitted in JSON. Terminal, like vsCode, should use JSONC (whether it has a .json or .jsonc extension):

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I know Code and Terminal are different teams but consistency would be good here, and comments are useful.

Originally created by @mikemaccana on GitHub (Aug 6, 2019). Windows 10.0.18362.0, Terminal Preview 3. I needed to add a comment explaining why I'd disabled a config option ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/172594/62541842-846bd800-b852-11e9-9c85-420e85bdcfaf.png) This is correct, comments aren't permitted in JSON. Terminal, like vsCode, should use JSONC (whether it has a .json or .jsonc extension): ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/172594/62541915-a49b9700-b852-11e9-9450-e11d359a80e2.png) I know Code and Terminal are different teams but consistency would be good here, and comments are useful.
claunia added the Issue-FeatureNeeds-TriageNeeds-Tag-FixResolution-Answered labels 2026-01-30 23:15:41 +00:00
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