The latest Windows Terminal (preview) v0.7 allows the opening of multiple command prompts in panes, in the same tab.
For now, you can only open the default profile in a new pane, but there's a simple workaround until a next release will allow this.
Start Windows Terminal, open Settings and create a new "defaultProfile" line for each of the profiles available, with their respective GUID. Comment all but the one you want to use as default. Save and close the profiles.json file.
Then, when you want to open a different profile in a new pane, open Settings, comment the default profile line and uncomment the line with the chosen profile. Save the file, switch back to Windows Terminal and the new settings will be automatically reloaded. If you haven't changed the default bindings, you can open that profile in a new pane using
Repeat the procedure for any combination of profiles in new panes, as desired :)
Random thoughts about command-line shells
"She sells C shells by the seashore" - Old Unix joke
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2019-12-16
Installing PowerShell Core on Raspbian Buster
Installing PowerShell Core on a Raspberry Pi running Raspbian Buster might seem like a weird idea at first, but if it's possible, why not? ;)
Due to different processors (and Microsoft's apparent lack of interest) it only works on Raspberry Pi 2/3, not on Zero, or Zero W, not even on a 3B+. Also, note that Raspbian support is "experimental"...
The official documentation is a bit outdated, talking about Raspbian Stretch, and the installation commands are for an older version of PowerShell Core, so check here and adjust wget and tar commands accordingly for the latest version. At the time of writing it is 6.2.3
The list of commands looks more like a subset of what you get on Windows 10, but the essentials are all there.
Due to different processors (and Microsoft's apparent lack of interest) it only works on Raspberry Pi 2/3, not on Zero, or Zero W, not even on a 3B+. Also, note that Raspbian support is "experimental"...
The official documentation is a bit outdated, talking about Raspbian Stretch, and the installation commands are for an older version of PowerShell Core, so check here and adjust wget and tar commands accordingly for the latest version. At the time of writing it is 6.2.3
The list of commands looks more like a subset of what you get on Windows 10, but the essentials are all there.
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