Feature Request: make the terminal be used as external terminal for VS Code #4051

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opened 2026-01-30 23:36:52 +00:00 by claunia · 4 comments
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Originally created by @altered-dev on GitHub (Sep 25, 2019).

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I want to use WT as an external terminal for VS Code, but when I set it, the terminal just opens without running my programs. Seems like this is not implemented, so yes, why not to implement it?

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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Sep 25, 2019):

How does VS launch the terminal? Can you specify your own commandline args for the external terminal?

For the record, this sounds like it's something that'll just work once #607 is implemented. However, I'd like to have some additional detail to make sure that's all that is needed.

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Sep 25, 2019): How does VS launch the terminal? Can you specify your own commandline args for the external terminal? For the record, this sounds like it's something that'll _just work_ once #607 is implemented. However, I'd like to have some additional detail to make sure that's all that is needed.
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@altered-dev commented on GitHub (Sep 25, 2019):

How does VS launch the terminal? Can you specify your own commandline args for the external terminal?

For the record, this sounds like it's something that'll just work once #607 is implemented. However, I'd like to have some additional detail to make sure that's all that is needed.

Oh, I thought, I needed to only type "wt.exe" into "terminal.external.windowsExec", because the default cmd works without without any args. I'm gonna try it with the args and respond you asap.

@altered-dev commented on GitHub (Sep 25, 2019): > > > How does VS launch the terminal? Can you specify your own commandline args for the external terminal? > > For the record, this sounds like it's something that'll _just work_ once #607 is implemented. However, I'd like to have some additional detail to make sure that's all that is needed. Oh, I thought, I needed to only type "wt.exe" into "terminal.external.windowsExec", because the default cmd works without without any args. I'm gonna try it with the args and respond you asap.
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@altered-dev commented on GitHub (Sep 25, 2019):

Ohh, it doesn't support command line args (sorry for being so stupid)
But I tried it with wt --profile cmd --connection debugger.
And yes, I guess the #607 issue is the only thing which needs to be implemented for this (I hope)

@altered-dev commented on GitHub (Sep 25, 2019): Ohh, it doesn't support command line args _(sorry for being so stupid)_ But I tried it with `wt --profile cmd --connection debugger`. And yes, I guess the #607 issue is the only thing which needs to be implemented for this _(I hope)_
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@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Sep 26, 2019):

I’m closing this as a duplicate of 607.

@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Sep 26, 2019): I’m closing this as a duplicate of 607.
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Reference: starred/terminal#4051