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Configure VS Code for terminal-focused experience in Codespaces
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Add welcome message and reset-view alias for Codespaces terminal
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Improve welcome message wording and use more specific flag file
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20 changes: 20 additions & 0 deletions .devcontainer/.bashrc.sh
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Expand Up @@ -19,6 +19,26 @@ alias m="minikube"
alias ml="minikube profile list"
alias mld="minikube delete --all"
alias mk="/workspaces/minikube/out/minikube"
alias reset-view='echo "To reset VS Code layout:" && echo " 1. Press Ctrl+Shift+P (or Cmd+Shift+P on Mac)" && echo " 2. Type: View: Reset View Locations" && echo " 3. Press Enter"'
source <(kubectl completion bash)
complete -o default -F __start_kubectl k
source <(minikube completion bash)

# Display welcome message on first terminal entry
if [ ! -f "$HOME/.devcontainer-welcome-shown" ]; then
echo ""
echo "╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗"
echo "║ Welcome to minikube in GitHub Codespaces ║"
echo "╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝"
echo ""
echo "To start minikube simply type:"
echo ""
echo " minikube start"
echo ""
echo "Useful aliases:"
echo " m - minikube"
echo " k - kubectl"
echo " reset-view - Show how to reset VS Code layout"
echo ""
touch "$HOME/.devcontainer-welcome-shown"
fi
13 changes: 12 additions & 1 deletion .devcontainer/devcontainer.json
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"version": "latest"
}
},
"postCreateCommand": "cat .devcontainer/.bashrc.sh >> $HOME/.bashrc"
"postCreateCommand": "cat .devcontainer/.bashrc.sh >> $HOME/.bashrc",
"customizations": {
"vscode": {
"settings": {
"workbench.startupEditor": "none",
"terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.linux": "bash"
}
},
"codespaces": {
"openFiles": []
}
}
}