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Terminal emulator for Windows 10 and later

Not to be confused with Windows Terminal included in Windows 1.0 ~ 3.x/NT3.x, or its successor HyperTerminal included in Windows 95/NT4.0 ~ XP.

Windows Terminal is a multi-tabbed terminal emulator that Microsoft has developed for Windows 10 and later[4] as a replacement for Windows Console.[5] It can run any command-line app in a separate tab. It is preconfigured to run Command Prompt, PowerShell, WSL, SSH, and Azure Cloud Shell Connector.[6][7] Windows Terminal comes with its own rendering back-end; starting with version 1.11 on Windows 11, command-line apps can run using this newer back-end instead of the old Windows Console.[8]

History[edit]

Windows Terminal was announced[5] at Microsoft’s Build 2019 developer conference in May 2019[9] as a modern alternative for Windows Console, and Windows Terminal’s source code first appeared on GitHub on May 3, 2019.[1] The first preview release was version 0.2, which appeared on July 10, 2019.[10] The first stable version of the project (version 1.0) was on May 19, 2020, at which point, Microsoft started releasing preview versions as the Windows Terminal Preview app, which could be installed side-by-side with the stable version.[11]

Features[edit]

Terminal is a command-line front-end. It can run multiple command-line apps, including text-based shells in a multi-tabbed window. It has out-of-the-box support for Command Prompt, PowerShell, and Bash on Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).[6] It can natively connect to Azure Cloud Shell.[7]

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Terminal augments the text-based command experience by providing support for:

Cascadia Code[edit]

Cascadia Code is a purpose-built monospaced font by Aaron Bell of Saja Typeworks for the new command-line interface. It includes programming ligatures and was designed to enhance the look and feel of Windows Terminal, terminal applications and text editors such as Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code.[14] The font is open-source under the SIL Open Font License and available on GitHub.[15] It is bundled with Windows Terminal since version 0.5.2762.0.[16]

See also[edit]

  1. ^ Requires an appropriate font to be selected for rendering.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Howett, Dustin L (May 3, 2019). “v0.1.1002.0: Initial release of the Windows Terminal source code”. microsoft / terminal repo. Microsoft – via GitHub.
  2. ^ Howett, Dustin (January 27, 2023). “Windows Terminal v1.16.1026 (1.16.10261.0 and 1.16.10262.0)”. microsoft / terminal repo. Microsoft – via GitHub.
  3. ^ Howett, Dustin (January 24, 2023). “Windows Terminal Preview v1.17.1023”. microsoft / terminal repo. Microsoft – via GitHub.
  4. ^ Warren, Tom (May 6, 2019). “Microsoft unveils Windows Terminal, a new command line app for Windows”. The Verge.
  5. ^ a b Cinnamon, Kayla (May 6, 2019). “Introducing Windows Terminal”. Microsoft Corporation. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  6. ^ a b Bright, Peter (May 6, 2019). “Coming soon: Windows Terminal—finally a tabbed, emoji-capable Windows command-line”. Ars Technica.
  7. ^ a b Bhojwani, Pankaj (August 2, 2019). “The Azure Cloud Shell Connector in Windows Terminal”. Windows Command Line. Microsoft – via DevBlogs.
  8. ^ “Windows Terminal v1.11.2921.0”. Microsoft / terminal repo. Microsoft. October 20, 2021 – via GitHub.
  9. ^ Warren, Tom (May 6, 2019). “Microsoft unveils Windows Terminal, a new command line app for Windows”. The Verge. Vox Media. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  10. ^ Howett, Dustin L (July 10, 2019). “Windows Terminal – Preview v0.2”. microsoft / terminal repo. Microsoft – via GitHub.
  11. ^ Howett, Dustin L (May 19, 2020). “Windows Terminal v1.0.1401.0”. microsoft / terminal repo. Microsoft – via GitHub.
  12. ^ a b c d “Windows Terminal Preview 1.4 brings embedded hyperlinks support, version 1.3 generally available – Neowin”. Neowin. September 23, 2020.
  13. ^ Microsoft Issues Major Update to Windows Terminal – Thurrott.com
  14. ^ Cascadia Code | Windows Command Line Tools For Developers
  15. ^ GitHub – microsoft/cascadia-code
  16. ^ “Release Windows Terminal Preview v0.5.2762.0 · microsoft/terminal · GitHub”. GitHub Windows Terminal repository. October 4, 2019.

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