Windows Terminal, multi-tab terminal from Microsoft

Links

• Documentation for Terminal
• github site with downloads for Terminal

Shortcuts

The most important commands (for me):

• create a new vertical shell

shift + alt + PLUS // +

• create a new horizontal shell

shift + alt + MINUS // -

• change the focus shell

alt + arrow key

• resize the shell (when there is more than one in the current tab)

shift + alt + arrow key

• close current shell

ctrl + shift + w

You can - of course - change the keys for switching the focus, which is a must have in my opinion. Just.. don't forget the new keys for you have to look them up each time which is kind of depressing. I like

ALT+w/a/s/d

Now you can - for example - create a tab where you have a large horizontal area at the top where you show the log you are interested in (syslog, messages, whatever) and below you have two vertical tabs where you can on the left side edit files and on the right side execute system commands.

Or whatever you want.

Like ... only horizontal shells where each one shows a different log file on your 2nd monitor?

Make the fucking bell shut up

ARGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Not working!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

• Settings
• Open JSON file

"profiles": 
{
  "defaults": {
    "profile.bellSound": null,

Adding Cygwin as terminal

• Add a new profile
• Copy from Command Prompt
• Name:

Cygwin64 Terminal

• Command line: (of course YOUR path to YOUR installation of cygwin)

%SystemRoot%\System32\cmd.exe /K C:\Tools\System\cygwin64\Cygwin.bat

• Icon: (of course YOUR path to YOUR installation of cygwin)

C:\Tools\System\cygwin64\Cygwin-Terminal.ico