# Asking GitHub Copilot questions in Windows Terminal

You can use Copilot in Windows Terminal to get suggestions and explanations for the command line.

## Prerequisites

* **Access to GitHub Copilot**. See [What is GitHub Copilot?](/en/copilot/get-started/what-is-github-copilot#get-access).
* **Windows Terminal Canary installed**. For installation instructions, see [Installing Windows Terminal Canary](https://github.com/microsoft/terminal?tab=readme-ov-file#installing-windows-terminal-canary).
* **GitHub Copilot connected to Terminal Chat**. See [Quickstart for GitHub Copilot](/en/copilot/get-started/quickstart?tool=windowsterminal).

If you have access to GitHub Copilot via your organization or enterprise, you cannot use Copilot in Windows Terminal if your organization owner or enterprise administrator has disabled Copilot CLI. See [Managing policies and features for GitHub Copilot in your organization](/en/copilot/how-tos/administer-copilot/manage-for-organization/manage-policies).

## Getting command explanations and suggestions

In the Terminal Chat chat window, type a question (for example, `how do i list all markdown files in my directory`) then press <kbd>Enter</kbd>.

Copilot's answer is displayed below your question.

Click on an answer to insert it to the command line.

## Sharing feedback

To send feedback to Windows Terminal about the quality of a suggestion, open an issue in the [Windows Terminal repository](https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues).

## Further reading

* [Terminal Chat](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/terminal/terminal-chat#setting-up-terminal-chat) in the Microsoft Learn documentation