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terminal.initialHintForeground

terminal initial hint foreground. Foreground color of the terminal initial hint.

Group: Integrated Terminal colors

Where terminal initial hint foreground paints

This sample moves from #cccccc to #f5d76e, then back.

terminal initial hint foreground~/my-project$

How to change terminal initial hint foreground color in Visual Studio Code

macOS

  1. Open settings.json. Press Shift+Command+P to open the Command Palette, then run Preferences: Open User Settings (JSON).
  2. Set this color id. Add terminal initial hint foreground under workbench.colorCustomizations. Foreground color of the terminal initial hint. Use a hex color such as #f5d76e.
  3. Save the file. Press Command+S to save settings.json. Visual Studio Code applies the override on top of the active color theme. Remove the entry to use the theme color again.

Windows

Linux uses the same shortcuts.

  1. Open settings.json. Press Shift+Ctrl+P to open the Command Palette, then run Preferences: Open User Settings (JSON).
  2. Set this color id. Add terminal initial hint foreground under workbench.colorCustomizations. Foreground color of the terminal initial hint. Use a hex color such as #f5d76e.
  3. Save the file. Press Ctrl+S to save settings.json. Visual Studio Code applies the override on top of the active color theme. Remove the entry to use the theme color again.
{
  "workbench.colorCustomizations": {
    "terminal.initialHintForeground": "#f5d76e"
  }
}

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