Byte Sized: Changing Default Terminal in vscode
- coding
- 2024-12-22
- 1 minute to read
- vscode,powershell
Table of Contents
The problem
I use vscode on a daily basis on macOS. The default terminal is set to bash but I tend to use PowerShell most often. I want to change the default terminal in vscode so that it starts in Powershell.
The fix
The setting found in settings.json
is terminal.integrated.shell.osx
. There are two keyboard shortcuts to reach it:
Preferences
Open preferences by pressing CMD + ,
and search for terminal.integrated.shell.osx
from there you can enter your preferred shell.
Command Palette
Open the command palette by pressing SHIFT + CMD + P
and search for Default terminal
. Select Terminal: Select Default Profile
. From there you can enter your preferred shell.
The result
Now when I open terminal it will default to pwsh. I can still switch to zsh by typing zsh
in the terminal.