Roadmap: Open default terminal from Docker Desktop

[nebuk89]

Tell us about your request
When clicking the Cli button the default terminal should open the shell session (iTerm2 in my case)

Which service(s) is this request for?
Docker Desktop

Tell us about the problem you're trying to solve. What are you trying to do, and why is it hard?
Today customers have preferred terminals to work in which are setup to work for them, the desktop UI today opens the built in terminal for the machine not the users current default terminal.

Are you currently working around the issue?
Using iTerm rather than button in Desktop UI

Additional context
For Mac issue: https://github.com/docker/for-mac/issues/4273

[brandon-fryslie]

The button to open a terminal is a brilliant feature, but many users cannot use it due to it opening the wrong terminal application. I support users who use Docker for Mac, and I would be hesitant to suggest they use while I'm helping them because of the confusion it might cause in opening the wrong terminal application. Thanks!

[jjfmarket]

Would love to be able to change the cmd line args or program that is run when I hit open in CLI, so that IO could pop open a new CMDER tab rather thana default windows term

[oocx]

This request also applies to Windows. I have the new Windows Terminal, conemu cmder,, terminus and hyper installed, but the link on the dashboard opens the outdated plain cmd.exe terminal.

[macfreek]

In Docker Toolbox, this used to be possible by changing the ~/Library/Application Support/DockerToolbox/default_terminal file. Sadly, Docker Desktop is lacking this feature :(.

[CholtonATX]

Coming from a place of complete ignorance, this should be perfectly easy to implement. 🤣

In all sincerity, I would like to be able to pick a shell implementation for myself please. 👍

[Jeffrey-Meesters]

TL;DR: +1

Currently it's running this command when using the UI:
docker exec -it 05048511b4e77d42fda1979fb94b827f9b749bc9b8b0e01eeda284be57721896 /bin/sh; exit
And opens 2 default bash terminals one with the above command and one that does nothing.

So it even exits right away which means the feature is not usable at all anyway, but would be really nice if it would open up in Iterm & zsh... the users' preffered terminal.

[strangerting]

+1

[Ibsardar]

+1

Probably you guys have already figured it out, but just in case I can be of help.

[stephen-turner]

This is implemented for iTerm2 in Docker Desktop 3.2.0 and above.

[gmsantos]

It is planned something like that for Windows as well? Like opening Windows Terminal with wt.exe "docker exec -it <container_id> /bin/sh"

[stephen-turner]

Possibly: we did it for iTerm2 first because that was the one we got by far the most requests for.

[u-foka]

Hi! Unfortunately it only seems to work if either iTerm isn't running or I have at least one window open. When it is running without any windows open, then it becomes the active application but doesn't open anything.

[stephen-turner]

@u-foka Thanks, we'll check.

[Kazmirchuk]

+1 for Windows! please add a setting, where we can specify our own command line for opening a new CLI

[stephen-turner]

@u-foka Your issue is fixed in version 3.2.2, which we have just released.

[u-foka]

@stephen-turner Thanks! Works beautifully now :)

[sylfabre]

+1 for Windows!

[nathan-cummings-ukaea]

Could this work for macOS users using a different terminal (for example, Alacritty)?

[nebuk89]

Windows issue is now open here: https://github.com/docker/roadmap/issues/212

Please add reactions there for Windows or open something new if we missed something on Mac :D

[henry-js]

Windows too please!