Given that we might be using a number of terminal sessions with a number of different processes or parameters, it’s useful to rename the tabs to something helpful. We might sometimes do this with different Java versions or different arguments to those we’re using in the application. For example, although IntelliJ IDEA has full integration with Gradle, sometimes we might want to check a build tool like Gradle or Maven runs correctly from the command line. We can run any type of command from the terminal window. For example, you can open up the mongo shell in this split window and can see if the commands have any impact on the running server. For this, we can split our terminal window so that we can run two in the same window. Running commands in different tabs is helpful, but sometimes two different processes are closely related and we want to see them together. Then we can interact with the server that’s running, and check everything is OK for our application.

We can open a second terminal tab with ⌘T on macOS, or Ctrl+ Shift+ T on Windows and Linux, to run the MongoDB shell as a new command: View steps in video Multiple Terminal Sessions By using the built in terminal, we don’t have to switch between applications, and we can easily have all aspects of our development right in front of us in the same window. When MongoDB is running in the terminal session, we can go back to writing the application code in the editor. If we want to start the MongoDB database instance with a specific path for storing the data, we can type:Īnd press enter. The terminal supports all the same commands that the operating system supports.

We can open the terminal window with ⌥F12 on macOS, or Alt+ F12 on Windows and Linux. In this example we have a simple Spring Boot application that needs a running MongoDB database. Opening the IntelliJ IDEA Terminal Window This performs the same function as your operating system’s terminal or command feature, but using the terminal inside IntelliJ IDEA has a number of benefits.

In this video we’re going to take a look at IntelliJ IDEA’s built in terminal.

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