💡 Today I Learned

Github copilot on the commandline

> npm install -g @github/copilot

added 7 packages in 19s
npm notice
npm notice New minor version of npm available! 11.6.1 -> 11.12.1
npm notice Changelog: https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/v11.12.1
npm notice To update run: npm install -g npm@11.12.1
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Alternatively --

winget install GitHub.Copilot

Adding instructions to a project

No copilot instructions found. Run /init to generate a copilot-instructions.md file for this project.

Google tells me this...

You can chat, ask for code overviews, or switch to Plan Mode (Shift + Tab) to have Copilot build a multi-step execution plan before writing code.

Though google is a lying swine, so I'll wait and see.

The first thing you're confronted with is:

"Confirm folder trust"

Copilot may read files in this folder. Reading untrusted files may lead Copilot to behave in unexpected ways. With your permission, Copilot may execute code or bash commands in this folder. Executing untrusted code is unsafe.

Do you trust the files in this folder?

% 1. Yes 2. Yes, and remember this folder for future sessions 3. No (Esc)

And it's weird. I would've thought that I'd be choosing to give copilot access to the folder, "do I trust copilot to access my precious files?" -- but that's not it at all. Copilot already has access to everything. It's on your system now.

Copilot is not worried that copilot might fuck up all your shit. Whatevs. Copilot is worried that there might be a file there, a dirty "untrusted" file, which contains "prompt injection" stuff, that makes copilot do things... and leads to unexpected results, such as bad publicity for copilot.

Set up terminal for multi-line input support Detected terminal Windows Terminal which supports multi-line input by setting up a key binding for shift+enter.

Would you like to add this key binding to your terminal configuration?

  1. Yes 2. No (Esc)

💡 No copilot instructions found. Run /init to generate a copilot-instructions.md file for this project.

Use @ to reference specific files or directories in your prompts.

Instead of being immersed in copilot commandline, you can run one off commands like:

copilot -p "Explain this file: ./main.ts"

(The parameter -p is --prompt)

Use "/" to see all available commands.