feat: print Dev Server URL on 'u' keypress to reduce terminal clutter by HTGA75 · Pull Request #5489 · webpack/webpack-dev-server

  • This is a feature

For Bugs and Features; did you add new tests?

No new tests. This is a developer‑experience enhancement only.

Motivation / Use-Case

Sometimes the Dev Server URL scrolls out of view in busy terminals, making it hard to grab.
This change adds a new printUrlOnKeypress option (default false) that, when enabled, registers a keypress listener. Pressing u in the terminal will reprint the current Dev Server URL, reducing noisy automatic logs while still keeping the URL readily accessible.

Addresses discussion in #4907

Breaking Changes

None

Additional Info

  • The option is gated behind:
    devServer: {
      printUrlOnKeypress: true
    }