Tuesday Tip #47: Upgrade your terminal app 🖥️


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👉 Tip #47: Upgrade your terminal application

I've spent a fair share of time in terminal applications over the years, and have generally found them to be pretty bad:

  • Hard to configure and customize
  • Poor support for the mouse
  • Ugly interface
  • Etc.

A few months ago, I went on a hunt for a new terminal application, and found one that I really like: Warp.

Here are a few of my favorite Warp features:

1. Navigate your history with "blocks"

Input and output are grouped together in blocks, making it much easier to browse through your history.

2. Filter block output

If your command generates a large output that you need to search through, you can filter the output within Warp (rather than exporting it to a file and filtering it in a text editor).

3. Customize your prompt (and everything else)

You can edit your prompt with a drag-and-drop interface, and also customize a ton of other interface settings.

4. Browse previous commands

When searching for a previous command with the up arrow, you can see all of your recent commands at a glance.

5. Open folders

If there's a path in your output, you can Cmd + Click to open the folder directly from Warp.

6. And much more...

  • Autocomplete commands and arguments
  • Choose from one of many themes (I use Dracula 🧛)
  • Select text from the command line with your mouse, or navigate it with keyboard shortcuts
  • Ask AI to suggest commands or explain error messages

Try out Warp ✨

Warp is free for individual users, and is currently available on Mac and Linux. Use my personal invite link when signing up to get an exclusive theme for free! 🖼

Windows users can join the waitlist to get access to Warp later in 2024.


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