Github Copilot - Customization

GitHub Copilot can be customized to improve code suggestion and generation based on your preferences. You can enable or disable GitHub Copilot, configure language-specific settings, and customize the behavior of GitHub Copilot in your code editor. In this article, we will explore how to customize GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code and JetBrains IDE.

Enable or Disable Copilot

You can enable or disable GitHub Copilot from within Visual Studio Code. The GitHub Copilot status icon in the bottom panel of the Visual Studio Code window indicates whether GitHub Copilot is enabled or disabled. When enabled, the background color of the icon will match the color of the status bar. When disabled, the background color of the icon will contrast with the color of the status bar.

To enable or disable GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code, click the GitHub Copilot status icon in the bottom panel of the window. This will toggle the status of GitHub Copilot between enabled and disabled.

Disable Copilot For a Particular Language

GitHub Copilot provides code suggestions for multiple programming languages. If you want to disable GitHub Copilot for a particular language, you can do so by configuring the language-specific settings in Visual Studio Code. To disable GitHub Copilot for a specific language, follow these steps:

• Open the settings in Visual Studio Code by pressing Ctrl + , or Cmd + ,.

• Search for GitHub Copilot in the search bar.

• Click on Edit in settings.json to open the settings.json file.

• In the settings.json file, add or remove the languages you want to enable or disable GitHub Copilot for. For example, to disable Python in GitHub Copilot, add "python": false to the list, ensuring there is a trailing comma after all but the last list item.

{
    "editor.inlineSuggest.enabled": true,
    "github.copilot.enable": {
        "*": true,
        "yaml": false,
        "plaintext": false,
        "markdown": true,
        "javascript": true,
        "python": false
    }
}

Disable Inline Suggestion

GitHub Copilot provides inline code suggestions while you are typing in Visual Studio Code. If you want to disable inline suggestions from GitHub Copilot, you can do so by configuring the settings in Visual Studio Code. To disable inline suggestions from GitHub Copilot, follow these steps:

• Open the settings in Visual Studio Code by pressing Ctrl + , or Cmd + ,.

• Search for GitHub Copilot in the search bar.

• Click on Edit in settings.json to open the settings.json file.

• In the settings.json file, set "editor.inlineSuggest.enabled": false to disable inline suggestions from GitHub Copilot.

Customize Copilot in VS Code

GitHub Copilot is available as a extension for Visual Studio Code. You can customize Copilot settings in VS Code to improve your coding experience. You can use github copilot in VS code for following purposes:

• Generate code

• Ask Doubt While Coding

• Help you configure your editor

To configure GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code, you must install the GitHub Copilot extension. For more information, see GitHub Copilot Setup in Visual Studio Code.

Keyboard Shortcut For Copilot in VS code

GitHub Copilot provides keyboard shortcuts to help you quickly access its features in Visual Studio Code. Here are some of the most commonly used keyboard shortcuts for GitHub Copilot:

Customize Copilot in JetBrains IDE

To configure GitHub Copilot in JetBrains IDE, you must install the GitHub Copilot plugin. For more information, see GitHub Copilot Setup in JetBrains IDE.

Keyboard Shortcut For Copilot in JetBrains IDE

GitHub Copilot provides keyboard shortcuts to help you quickly access its features in JetBrains IDE. Here are some of the most commonly used keyboard shortcuts for GitHub Copilot: