# Terminal

> A feature section featuring a mock terminal with typed commands and output. Built for developer tools where showing real CLI usage sells the value fast.

A shadcn/ui block from the [@shadcn-ui-blocks](https://www.shadcn-ui-blocks.com) registry, listed on [shadcn.exchange](https://shadcn.exchange/r/shadcn-ui-blocks/marketing-feature-sections-terminal).

- Page, with a live preview: https://shadcn.exchange/r/shadcn-ui-blocks/marketing-feature-sections-terminal
- Screenshot: https://abzjhwgwpdpz7ua5.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/shots/shadcn-ui-blocks/marketing-feature-sections-terminal-light-07b1867d33e6d0f6.png
- Registry item: https://www.shadcn-ui-blocks.com/r/marketing-feature-sections-terminal.json
- Listed: 2026-10-13, source last changed 2026-10-13

## Install

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add https://www.shadcn-ui-blocks.com/r/marketing-feature-sections-terminal.json
```

Run it in a project that has shadcn/ui set up. It adds the files below and installs what they depend on.

## Dependencies

- npm packages: `class-variance-authority`, `radix-ui`

## Files

### `components/blocks/marketing/feature-sections/terminal.tsx`

```tsx
import { useState } from 'react';
import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';

const features = [
  {
    title: 'Quick Start',
    description: 'Get started in seconds with our CLI tool.',
    command: 'npx create-app@latest my-app',
    output: [
      'Creating a new app...',
      'Installing dependencies...',
      'Success! Created my-app at /path/to/my-app',
      '',
      'Get started with:',
      '  cd my-app',
      '  npm run dev',
    ],
  },
  {
    title: 'Database Setup',
    description: 'Set up your database with a single command.',
    command: 'npm run db:setup',
    output: [
      'Setting up database...',
      'Creating tables...',
      'Running migrations...',
      'Seeding initial data...',
      '',
      'Database setup complete!',
    ],
  },
  {
    title: 'Deploy',
    description: 'Deploy your app to production instantly.',
    command: 'npm run deploy',
    output: [
      'Building application...',
      'Running tests...',
      'Optimizing assets...',
      'Deploying to production...',
      '',
      '🚀 Deployed successfully!',
      '  URL: https://your-app.com',
    ],
  },
];

function Terminal({ command, output }: { command: string; output: string[] }) {
  return (
    <div className="bg-foreground overflow-hidden rounded-lg">
      <div className="bg-accent-foreground flex items-center gap-2 px-4 py-3">
        <div className="h-3 w-3 rounded-full bg-red-500" />
        <div className="h-3 w-3 rounded-full bg-yellow-500" />
        <div className="h-3 w-3 rounded-full bg-green-500" />
      </div>
      <div className="p-4 font-mono text-sm">
        <div className="text-muted-foreground flex items-center gap-2">
          <span>$</span>
          <span className="text-background">{command}</span>
        </div>
        <div className="mt-4 space-y-1">
          {output.map((line, i) => (
            <div key={i} className={line ? 'text-muted/90' : 'h-4'}>
              {line}
            </div>
          ))}
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  );
}

export default function FeatureSectionTerminal() {
  const [activeFeature, setActiveFeature] = useState(0);

  return (
    <section className="container mx-auto space-y-8 px-4 py-24 md:px-6 2xl:max-w-[1400px]">
      <div className="space-y-4 text-center">
        <h2 className="text-3xl font-bold tracking-tighter sm:text-4xl md:text-5xl">
          Simple commands, powerful results
        </h2>
        <p className="text-muted-foreground mx-auto max-w-[700px] md:text-xl/relaxed lg:text-base/relaxed xl:text-xl/relaxed">
          Build and deploy your applications with just a few commands.
        </p>
      </div>

      <div className="grid items-start gap-8 lg:grid-cols-[1fr,2fr]">
        <div className="flex flex-col gap-4">
          {features.map((feature, index) => (
            <Button
              key={feature.title}
              variant={activeFeature === index ? 'default' : 'ghost'}
              className="h-auto justify-start p-4 whitespace-normal"
              onClick={() => setActiveFeature(index)}
            >
              <div className="text-left">
                <h3 className="font-semibold">{feature.title}</h3>
                <p
                  className={cn(
                    'text-muted-foreground mt-1 text-sm',
                    activeFeature === index && 'text-muted/90'
                  )}
                >
                  {feature.description}
                </p>
              </div>
            </Button>
          ))}
        </div>

        <div className="relative">
          <Terminal
            command={features[activeFeature]!.command}
            output={features[activeFeature]!.output}
          />
        </div>
      </div>
    </section>
  );
}
```

### `components/ui/button.tsx`

```tsx
import * as React from "react"
import { cva, type VariantProps } from "class-variance-authority"
import { Slot } from "radix-ui"

import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"

const buttonVariants = cva(
  "group/button inline-flex shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-md border border-transparent bg-clip-padding text-sm font-medium whitespace-nowrap transition-all outline-none select-none focus-visible:border-ring focus-visible:ring-3 focus-visible:ring-ring/50 active:not-aria-[haspopup]:translate-y-px disabled:pointer-events-none disabled:opacity-50 aria-invalid:border-destructive aria-invalid:ring-3 aria-invalid:ring-destructive/20 dark:aria-invalid:border-destructive/50 dark:aria-invalid:ring-destructive/40 [&_svg]:pointer-events-none [&_svg]:shrink-0 [&_svg:not([class*='size-'])]:size-4",
  {
    variants: {
      variant: {
        default: "bg-primary text-primary-foreground hover:bg-primary/80",
        outline:
          "border-border bg-background shadow-xs hover:bg-muted hover:text-foreground aria-expanded:bg-muted aria-expanded:text-foreground dark:border-input dark:bg-input/30 dark:hover:bg-input/50",
        secondary:
          "bg-secondary text-secondary-foreground hover:bg-secondary/80 aria-expanded:bg-secondary aria-expanded:text-secondary-foreground",
        ghost:
          "hover:bg-muted hover:text-foreground aria-expanded:bg-muted aria-expanded:text-foreground dark:hover:bg-muted/50",
        destructive:
          "bg-destructive/10 text-destructive hover:bg-destructive/20 focus-visible:border-destructive/40 focus-visible:ring-destructive/20 dark:bg-destructive/20 dark:hover:bg-destructive/30 dark:focus-visible:ring-destructive/40",
        link: "text-primary underline-offset-4 hover:underline",
      },
      size: {
        default:
          "h-9 gap-1.5 px-2.5 in-data-[slot=button-group]:rounded-md has-data-[icon=inline-end]:pr-2 has-data-[icon=inline-start]:pl-2",
        xs: "h-6 gap-1 rounded-[min(var(--radius-md),8px)] px-2 text-xs in-data-[slot=button-group]:rounded-md has-data-[icon=inline-end]:pr-1.5 has-data-[icon=inline-start]:pl-1.5 [&_svg:not([class*='size-'])]:size-3",
        sm: "h-8 gap-1 rounded-[min(var(--radius-md),10px)] px-2.5 in-data-[slot=button-group]:rounded-md has-data-[icon=inline-end]:pr-1.5 has-data-[icon=inline-start]:pl-1.5",
        lg: "h-10 gap-1.5 px-2.5 has-data-[icon=inline-end]:pr-2 has-data-[icon=inline-start]:pl-2",
        icon: "size-9",
        "icon-xs":
          "size-6 rounded-[min(var(--radius-md),8px)] in-data-[slot=button-group]:rounded-md [&_svg:not([class*='size-'])]:size-3",
        "icon-sm":
          "size-8 rounded-[min(var(--radius-md),10px)] in-data-[slot=button-group]:rounded-md",
        "icon-lg": "size-10",
      },
    },
    defaultVariants: {
      variant: "default",
      size: "default",
    },
  }
)

function Button({
  className,
  variant = "default",
  size = "default",
  asChild = false,
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<"button"> &
  VariantProps<typeof buttonVariants> & {
    asChild?: boolean
  }) {
  const Comp = asChild ? Slot.Root : "button"

  return (
    <Comp
      data-slot="button"
      data-variant={variant}
      data-size={size}
      className={cn(buttonVariants({ variant, size, className }))}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

export { Button, buttonVariants }
```