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opened 2026-01-30 23:15:41 +00:00 by claunia · 6 comments
claunia commented 2026-01-30 23:15:41 +00:00
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Originally created by @jrahma on GitHub (Aug 6, 2019).

Hi,

Please add show command which will show image or video files inside the terminal, crazy idea?

Well, something like this:

show myphoto.png

or:

show myvideo.mpeg

It can also be shown when using dir so if the file is an image it will show the image in small thumbnail

Thanks,
Jassim

Originally created by @jrahma on GitHub (Aug 6, 2019). Hi, Please add **show** command which will show image or video files inside the terminal, crazy idea? Well, something like this: `show myphoto.png` or: `show myvideo.mpeg` It can also be shown when using dir so if the file is an image it will show the image in small thumbnail Thanks, [Jassim](https://maxmon.softnames.com)
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@catthehacker commented on GitHub (Aug 6, 2019):

What real usage does that has?
How does that improves anything?

@catthehacker commented on GitHub (Aug 6, 2019): What real usage does that has? How does that improves anything?
claunia commented 2026-01-30 23:15:42 +00:00
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@JamesG269 commented on GitHub (Aug 6, 2019):

I think adding images to the console is a great idea, it allows you to inspect the content without having to switch to another program, so you can see what you are doing commands on. Make it optional of course, for those who don't need or want it. Something like "dir -thumbnails" that shows thumbnails of images or videos is desirable. Maybe it could just fetch them from the explorer thumbnail cache. In addition to utility, it would make the console look pretty cool.

@JamesG269 commented on GitHub (Aug 6, 2019): I think adding images to the console is a great idea, it allows you to inspect the content without having to switch to another program, so you can see what you are doing commands on. Make it optional of course, for those who don't need or want it. Something like "dir -thumbnails" that shows thumbnails of images or videos is desirable. Maybe it could just fetch them from the explorer thumbnail cache. In addition to utility, it would make the console look pretty cool.
claunia commented 2026-01-30 23:15:43 +00:00
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@WSLUser commented on GitHub (Aug 6, 2019):

This is related and has dependency on or a duplicate of https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/448. Actionable for this issue could be usage of a show or similar command. This needs to keep in mind compatibility with other shells, especially if sshing into a network device such as those by Cisco where show is a primary CLI command.

@WSLUser commented on GitHub (Aug 6, 2019): This is related and has dependency on or a duplicate of https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/448. Actionable for this issue could be usage of a `show` or similar command. This needs to keep in mind compatibility with other shells, especially if sshing into a network device such as those by Cisco where `show` is a primary CLI command.
claunia commented 2026-01-30 23:15:43 +00:00
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@dhrdlicka commented on GitHub (Aug 6, 2019):

I guess nothing prevents anyone from implementing this in a separate application or a PowerShell module, as long as the Terminal supports the appropriate VT sequences (#448). However, I see no real reason why should this specific functionality be integrated into the Terminal or the Command Prompt.

I can see some good use cases there, such as being able to inspect image/video files over a remote CLI connection (SSH/telnet), but as I said before, I don't feel like this ability belongs in a terminal nor a shell.

I especially don't hold my hopes high on the "thumbnails in dir" idea, since as far as I am aware the Command Prompt is not really actively maintained anymore, being included only for backward compatibility purposes and I am afraid that this would pretty much be a breaking change.

@dhrdlicka commented on GitHub (Aug 6, 2019): I guess nothing prevents anyone from implementing this in a separate application or a PowerShell module, as long as the Terminal supports the appropriate VT sequences (#448). However, I see no real reason why should this specific functionality be integrated into the Terminal or the Command Prompt. I can see some good use cases there, such as being able to inspect image/video files over a remote CLI connection (SSH/telnet), but as I said before, I don't feel like this ability belongs in a terminal nor a shell. I especially don't hold my hopes high on the "thumbnails in `dir`" idea, since as far as I am aware the Command Prompt is not really actively maintained anymore, being included only for backward compatibility purposes and I am afraid that this would pretty much be a breaking change.
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@JamesG269 commented on GitHub (Aug 6, 2019):

dir is an alias in powershell for get-childitem, didn't mean cmd.exe.

@JamesG269 commented on GitHub (Aug 6, 2019): dir is an alias in powershell for get-childitem, didn't mean cmd.exe.
claunia commented 2026-01-30 23:15:43 +00:00
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@oising commented on GitHub (Aug 6, 2019):

Duplicate: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/448 (also commands belong to shells - bash/cmd/pwsh etc, not terminals)

@oising commented on GitHub (Aug 6, 2019): Duplicate: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/448 (also commands belong to shells - bash/cmd/pwsh etc, not terminals)
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