IntelliSense in the VS Code terminal
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If you use the built-in VS Code terminal, there's a new preview feature: IntelliSense.
When you're running commands or looking for certain command flags, VS Code will try to show you inline auto-completion, similar to how your editor does it.
To turn it on, you need to flip these two flags in your settings:
"terminal.integrated.shellIntegration.enabled": true,
"terminal.integrated.suggest.enabled": true,
I usually switch between iTerm for main tasks and the built-in terminal for one-off things, but I'll give it a shot even though I'm a bit skeptical about it. The terminal is supposed to be a simple and calm place and this feels very stressful, doesn't it?
We'll see...
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