How do I turn on word wrap for Output window in VS code?

Question

I'm running my code using the extension "Code Runner" and would like the output to be displayed word-wrapped. Currently when I run it, it displays the output all in a single line even if it's a long line.

I tried the setting "editor.wordWrap": "on".

This is how the output and editor look like:

I think it's related more to the console/terminal settings than with VS Code (AFAIK, there is no wrap settings for the Output/Terminal pane). Judging from your screenshot, are you on Ubuntu? — Gino Mempin, Jan 17 '20 at 05:26

score 33 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 18 '20 at 20:00

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Try adding this to your settings:

"[Log]": {
  "editor.wordWrap": "on"
}

answered Jan 18 '20 at 20:00

Diogo Rocha

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Indeed, this is the correct answer to your question @paula-rodrigues – Ουιλιαμ Αρκευα Sep 06 '20 at 17:44
I have the same issue. This setting (`editor.wordwrap`) only applies to the editor. It does not affect the output window. I'm compiling some template c++ code and the compiler output goes to that window. It results in incredibly long lines some times. – DeltA Jan 06 '21 at 22:13
@DeltA make sure you have `[Log]` in your setting. – Diogo Rocha Jan 07 '21 at 09:48
@Diogo-Rocha Yeah, that was it. It was configured not to wrap. Thanks. – DeltA Jan 07 '21 at 11:41
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Why isn't this in the settings ui (or is it and I can't find it)? – Zitrax Feb 28 '21 at 10:59

Gino Mempin · Answer 2 · 2020-02-24T06:11:18.473

You can instead use the built-in debugger configuration for Python and set in launch configuration to use the "internalConsole"

{
    "name": "run-test-py",
    "type": "python",
    "request": "launch",
    "program": "${workspaceFolder}/myfile.py",
    "console": "internalConsole"
},

so that the output appears in the Debug Console panel. The word wrapping for that panel is controlled by the Debug > Console: Word Wrap setting:

Set it to true:

"debug.console.wordWrap": false,

How do I turn on word wrap for Output window in VS code?

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