Launch Positron from a Terminal

If Positron is on your PATH, you can launch it from the terminal:

Type positron . to open Positron in the current folder, or
positron foo to open Positron in a custom folder of your choice.

See the instructions below on how to add Positron to your PATH based on operating system.

macOS

After you have installed Positron, you can add it to your PATH via the Command Palette. Press Cmd+Shift+P to open the palette and type Install ‘positron’ command in PATH.

After you have executed this command once, Positron is added to your PATH. Restart your terminal to pick up the changes to your PATH.

Windows

Positron installers on Windows include an option to add a positron command to your PATH. This installation option is selected by default.

If you had cleared this option during installation, you can manually add the bin folder of your Positron installation to your PATH. For a System level installation, this folder is located at C:\Program Files\Positron\bin by default. For a User level installation, this folder is located at C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Programs\Positron\bin by default. You will need to restart your terminal after updating your PATH.

Once Positron is on your PATH, you can use a terminal to launch Positron.