# Can I configure the Julia VSCode extension to send code to an external terminal window?

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/can-i-configure-the-julia-vscode-extension-to-send-code-to-an-external-terminal-window/45428>\
**Category:** VS Code\
**Created:** [August 23, 2020, 7:46pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/can-i-configure-the-julia-vscode-extension-to-send-code-to-an-external-terminal-window/45428 "2020-08-23T19:46:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![pjentsch0](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/pjentsch0/32/15148_2.png) [@pjentsch0](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/pjentsch0)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 7:46pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/can-i-configure-the-julia-vscode-extension-to-send-code-to-an-external-terminal-window/45428/1 "2020-08-23T19:46:12Z")

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I really like the VSCode extension but prefer to use an external terminal running julia as my REPL. Is it possible to tell VSCode to send code to that terminal when I do “run code” (for instance)?

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**Author:** ![pfitzseb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/pfitzseb/32/45566_2.png) [@pfitzseb](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/pfitzseb)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 8:06pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/can-i-configure-the-julia-vscode-extension-to-send-code-to-an-external-terminal-window/45428/2 "2020-08-23T20:06:46Z")

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Not at the moment, no.