Navigate between terminal groups using focus next ⇧⌘] (Windows, Linux Ctrl+PageDown) and focus previous ⇧⌘[ (Windows, Linux Ctrl+PageUp). Remove terminal instances by hovering a tab and selecting the Trash Can button, selecting a tab item and pressing Delete, using Terminal: Kill the Active Terminal Instance command, or via the right-click context menu. This action creates another entry in the tab list associated with that terminal. Terminal instances can be added by selecting the + icon on the top-right of the TERMINAL panel, selecting a profile from the terminal dropdown, or by triggering the ⌃⇧` (Windows, Linux Ctrl+Shift+`) command. Each terminal has an entry with its name, icon, color, and group decoration (if any). The terminal tabs UI is on the right side of the terminal view. You can learn more about configuring terminal shells in the terminal profiles article. Shells are detected and presented in the terminal profiles dropdown.

The integrated terminal can use various shells installed on your machine, with the default being pulled from your system defaults. Note: Open an external terminal with the ⇧⌘C (Windows, Linux Ctrl+Shift+C) keyboard shortcut if you prefer to work outside VS Code.

From the Command Palette ( ⇧⌘P (Windows, Linux Ctrl+Shift+P)), use the View: Toggle Terminal command.

Use the View > Terminal or Terminal > New Terminal menu commands.

Use the ⌃⇧` (Windows, Linux Ctrl+Shift+`) keyboard shortcut to create a new terminal.

Use the ⌃` (Windows, Linux Ctrl+`) keyboard shortcut to toggle the terminal panel.It provides integration with the editor to support features like links and error detection.

Visual Studio Code includes a full featured integrated terminal that conveniently starts at the root of your workspace. Configure IntelliSense for cross-compiling.

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