{"meta":{"title":"Asking GitHub Copilot questions in Windows Terminal","intro":"You can use Copilot in Windows Terminal to get suggestions and explanations for the command line.","product":"GitHub Copilot","breadcrumbs":[{"href":"/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/copilot","title":"GitHub Copilot"},{"href":"/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/copilot/how-tos","title":"How-tos"},{"href":"/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/copilot/how-tos/chat-with-copilot","title":"Chat with Copilot"},{"href":"/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/copilot/how-tos/chat-with-copilot/chat-in-windows-terminal","title":"Chat in Windows Terminal"}],"documentType":"article"},"body":"# Asking GitHub Copilot questions in Windows Terminal\n\nYou can use Copilot in Windows Terminal to get suggestions and explanations for the command line.\n\n## Prerequisites\n\n* **Access to GitHub Copilot**. See [What is GitHub Copilot?](/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/copilot/get-started/what-is-github-copilot#get-access).\n* **Windows Terminal Canary installed**. For installation instructions, see [Installing Windows Terminal Canary](https://github.com/microsoft/terminal?tab=readme-ov-file#installing-windows-terminal-canary).\n* **GitHub Copilot connected to Terminal Chat**. See [Quickstart for GitHub Copilot](/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/copilot/get-started/quickstart?tool=windowsterminal).\n\nIf you have access to GitHub Copilot via your organization or enterprise, you cannot use Copilot in Windows Terminal if your organization owner or enterprise administrator has disabled Copilot CLI. See [Managing policies and features for GitHub Copilot in your organization](/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/copilot/how-tos/administer-copilot/manage-for-organization/manage-policies).\n\n## Getting command explanations and suggestions\n\nIn the Terminal Chat window, type a question (for example, `how do i list all markdown files in my directory`) then press <kbd>Enter</kbd>.\n\nCopilot's answer is displayed below your question.\n\nClick on an answer to insert it to the command line.\n\n## Sharing feedback\n\nTo send feedback to Windows Terminal about the quality of a suggestion, open an issue in the [Windows Terminal repository](https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues).\n\n## Further reading\n\n* [Terminal Chat](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/terminal/terminal-chat#setting-up-terminal-chat) in the Microsoft Learn documentation"}