By default, the terminal in VS Code is docked at the bottom of the screen.
In this step-by-step tutorial, I’ll show you how you can easily move it to the other sides of the screen.
Let’s get started😃
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Click to Reposition the Terminal
You can quickly open the terminal by pressing CTRL + ` (backtick), in case it’s not already open.
Next, right-click on the top of the terminal, hover over Panel Position, and select the position where you’d like to move the terminal.
Let’s see how it looks with the terminal on the right side of the screen ➡
Looks good to me ✅
Run Command to Change the Terminal Position
If you prefer not to use the mouse to reposition the terminal, you can use a set of commands instead.
Press CTRL + SHIFT + P to open the Command Palette, type Move Panel, and then choose the position where you’d like to move the terminal.
But there’s an even quicker way to do this ⚡
Use custom keybinds
If you find yourself moving the terminal around many times during a session, it might be faster to set up keybinds instead.
Open the Keyboard Shortcuts settings by pressing CTRL + K CTRL + S and then search for view:move panel commands.
Then add keybinds for these commands and assign your preferred shortcuts.
I chose CTRL + ALT + 1 to 4. Where 1 is for the top, 2 for the right, 3 for the bottom, and 4 for the left, in clockwise order.
That’s it 🚀
Now you know 3 ways to move the terminal to any of the 4 positions: top, right, bottom, and left.
Happy coding 💜
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