Windows Terminal: Getting Started
Windows Terminal is a modern, powerful, and customizable terminal, used to run command line applications. This course will teach you how to install and configure the Windows Terminal.
What you'll learn
Microsoft created a modern, fast, and customizable Windows Terminal to integrate with any command line application, but have you spent time with it to understand how to make it work better for your own needs? If you’re a Windows power user or an IT professional working in roles such as support, administration, development, and engineering, getting up to speed with the Windows Terminal will help reduce friction when working with command line applications, while allowing you to customize the look and feel of the terminal to make it your own. In this course, Windows Terminal: Getting Started, you'll learn to install, configure, and customize the Windows Terminal. First, you'll understand what Windows Terminal is and how to install it. Next, you'll explore how to manage the terminal by adding profiles and configuring settings. Finally, you'll spend some time using the common features of the terminal that you can leverage in your day-to-day use, and understand how to customize the terminal appearance to your liking. When you're finished with this course, you'll have the skills and knowledge of the Windows Terminal and what is needed to install, configure, customize, and use the terminal for all your command line applications.
Table of contents
- Overview 2m
- Windows Terminal Settings 4m
- Demo: Configuring Terminal Settings 4m
- Demo: Exploring the settings.json File 10m
- Windows Terminal Profiles 5m
- Demo: Exploring Profiles 9m
- Demo: Exploring Dynamic Profiles 7m
- Demo: Adding a New Profile Manually 5m
- Demo: Configuring Terminal Startup Settings 9m
- Demo: Configuring Terminal Interaction Settings 15m
- Summary and up Next 3m
- Overview 3m
- Windows Terminal Command Line 2m
- Demo: Windows Terminal Command Line 3m
- Actions 8m
- The Command Palette 2m
- Demo: Actions and the Command Palette 11m
- Tabs 3m
- Panes 2m
- Demo: Working with Tabs 7m
- Demo: Working with Panes 7m
- Demo: Selecting Text 5m
- Demo: Using Search 3m
- Demo: A Few Tips and Tricks 6m
- Summary and up Next 3m