{"id":2070,"date":"2016-11-11T07:35:16","date_gmt":"2016-11-11T13:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wiredprairie.us\/blog\/?p=2070"},"modified":"2016-11-11T13:22:09","modified_gmt":"2016-11-11T19:22:09","slug":"customize-the-external-vs-code-console","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wiredprairie.us\/blog\/index.php\/archives\/2070","title":{"rendered":"Customize the External VS Code Console"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have Visual Studio 2015 installed and when I launch a command prompt on Windows, it\u2019s generally the Visual Studio 2015 Developer Command prompt (in fact, I have it pinned to my Windows 10 task bar).<\/p>\n

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On Windows, using Visual Studio Code 1.7+, pressing SHIFT+CTRL+C opens a Windows Command prompt from the root directory of your opened folder. It\u2019s super useful.<\/p>\n

I wanted the Developer Command prompt to open instead of a standard command prompt.<\/p>\n

To change that, open the User Settings:<\/p>\n

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Add the following:<\/p>\n

\r\n\"terminal.external.windowsExec\": \"C:\\\\Program Files (x86)\\\\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\\\\Common7\\\\Tools\\\\VsDevCmd.bat\"\r\n<\/pre>\n

Of course, you can use other batch or command files to customize the prompt. I just wanted all of the standard developer tools I have installed to be available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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