# VS Code TERMINAL (Julia REPL) is not showing prompt messages for inputs properly

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vs-code-terminal-julia-repl-is-not-showing-prompt-messages-for-inputs-properly/70282>\
**Category:** VS Code\
**Created:** [October 24, 2021, 8:53am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vs-code-terminal-julia-repl-is-not-showing-prompt-messages-for-inputs-properly/70282 "2021-10-24T08:53:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![shubh\_b](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/shubh_b/32/20697_2.png) [@shubh\_b](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/shubh_b)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2021, 8:53am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vs-code-terminal-julia-repl-is-not-showing-prompt-messages-for-inputs-properly/70282/1 "2021-10-24T08:53:36Z")

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In VS Code Extension, I was trying to run a simple Julia program that can prompt for inputs of two numbers, then shows the sum of numbers like below:

```julia
print("Enter the first number: ")
a = parse(Float64, readline())
println("First number is $a")

print("Enter the second number: ")
b = parse(Float64, readline())
println("Second number is $b")

println("Hence the sum of $a and $b is $(a+b)")

```

When I run this program (`Shift + Enter`), after the first prompt message printed in REPL, Julia is taking first input which is not the first number actually and I need to provide the input in REPL once more which gives the output like below:

```julia
julia> 23
23
First number is 23.0     
Enter the second number: 58.9
Second number is 58.9
Hence the sum of 23.0 and 58.9 is 81.9

julia> 23

```

In VS Code TERMINAL (REPL), can this output look more appropriate something like below?

```julia
julia> Enter the first number: 23
First number is 23.0     
Enter the second number: 58.9
Second number is 58.9
Hence the sum of 23.0 and 58.9 is 81.9

```

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**Author:** ![shubh\_b](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/shubh_b/32/20697_2.png) [@shubh\_b](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/shubh_b)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2021, 3:39pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vs-code-terminal-julia-repl-is-not-showing-prompt-messages-for-inputs-properly/70282/2 "2021-11-20T15:39:39Z")

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> [@shubh\_b](#):
>
> ( `Shift + Enter` )

I just noticed few hours ago, in VS Code Julia Extension v1.5.6, it now runs Julia file/program with default key binding `Alt + Enter`.  
And got to know about this similar issue already has been raised before. Issue [#785](https://github.com/julia-vscode/julia-vscode/issues/785). Hope this issue will be resolved soon.

Thank you.