Terminal
Etonym opens your own terminal in the folder you are working in. Whatever you run there, such as Git, a script or an AI command-line tool, works on the same files Etonym shows. Etonym does not run anything in the terminal itself.
Open a terminal
Section titled “Open a terminal”Use any of these:
- Press Ctrl+`. It is the key left of 1, whatever your keyboard prints on it.
- Choose the terminal icon at the bottom of the side panel, just before Settings. Its tooltip says Open terminal.
- Run Open terminal from the command palette (Ctrl+Shift+P).
- Right-click a folder in the file tree and choose Open terminal here.
The terminal starts at the top of the open folder. Open terminal here starts in the folder you clicked.
Which terminal opens
Section titled “Which terminal opens”Etonym opens Windows Terminal if it is installed, and a PowerShell window otherwise. There is no setting to choose another terminal.
Etonym passes only the folder: no command and no environment variables. The terminal uses your usual profile, so your PATH, Git setup and tools are all there.
Before it opens
Section titled “Before it opens”Etonym saves the open note first, so the program you run reads what you see. If the note cannot be saved, the terminal does not open. While a note shows a conflict that waits for your choice, the terminal does not open either.
After it opens
Section titled “After it opens”The terminal window is yours. Etonym does not watch or close it. It stays open when you switch folders or quit Etonym.
Files the terminal creates or changes show up in Etonym. See Review changes.
If it does not open
Section titled “If it does not open”Etonym shows The terminal could not be opened, with the reason, and writes it to its log file. Check that PowerShell or Windows Terminal starts from the Start menu.