Opening project files from a terminal file paths?
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Similar to how VSCode works, if I run something like `find` or `ack` to get a set of file paths from the built-in InelliJ terminal, is it possible to be able to open those files in IntelliJ as tabs by clicking on them?
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You can call IntelliJ IDEA from the command line to open the files specified as arguments, see https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/working-with-the-ide-features-from-command-line.html.
Serge Baranov The question is not about using a command line interface to open a file in an IDE from a dedicated terminal.
Let me rephrase (I have the same question BTW).
Sometimes command outputs show file paths. Be it find, git status, eslint, whatever…
In VSCode whenever a terminal sees a string that resembles a file path, it is being highlighted and I can click on it in order to open the corresponding file.
In the JetBrains IDE's Terminal that is currently not possible, as far as I know.
It is a bit annoying, especially when running linters, to have to navigate to the corresponding files manually. I know, when run as integrated tools, sometimes it is possible to click filenames, but not every tool can be set up with run configurations.
BTW there is a 9-years old issue about this: https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IJPL-103639/Terminal-toolwindow-should-linkify-references-to-project-sources
Please check https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IJPL-101350/Producing-clickable-file-paths-in-the-embedded-terminal and the linked requests.