This feature lets you store or save the text from a Windows Terminal profile as a TXT file which is better than the traditional copy and paste process. There are so many Windows Terminal tips and tricks already available, now Export Text is also a part of it that makes Windows Terminal even better and more useful. Let’s check how this feature can be used.
Export Text from a Profile in Windows Terminal
There are three ways to export all the text from a Widows Terminal profile. These are:
1] Export Text from a Profile in Windows Terminal using right-click option
The steps are as follows:
2] Export Text from Windows Terminal Profile using Command Palette
Command Palette feature helps to access and use various actions that can be performed within Windows Terminal. Export Text is one of those actions. Here are the steps:
3] Export Text from a Profile in Windows Terminal using a hotkey
This is the easiest way to save all the text from a profile in Windows Terminal. But before using this option, you first need to set a hotkey for the Export Text feature. For this, follow these steps: Now whenever you will press the assigned hotkey while working on a Windows Terminal profile, you will be able to export all the text.
How do I Copy text from a Terminal window?
You can select the text available on a Windows Terminal profile and use the Ctrl+C hotkey to copy the selected text. But there is a better option/feature that lets you save all the text from a profile in Windows Terminal as a TXT file. That feature is Export Text. This post above shows how you can export text from a Windows Terminal profile using this feature. Read: How to customize and configure Windows Terminal settings
How do you edit a profile in Windows Terminal?
If you want to use options to set a name for a profile, hide the profile from the dropdown menu, turn on retro terminal effects, change cursor shape for the Windows Terminal profile, set the background image, and more, then it can be done using the following steps: Now you will see the list of available options that you can set as per your needs. Hope this helps. Read next: How to enable Transparent Background in Windows Terminal.
