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Run anything

Run Anything is a quick way to launch run/debug configurations, applications, scripts, commands, tasks, and open recent projects. It also helps you use proper command syntax by generating suggestions as you type. When you call a command, for example, a Cargo command for a Rust project, Run Anything delegates the further work to the appropriate tools.

The Run Anything popup

Open the Run Anything popup

Press Ctrl twice.

Alternatively, click the Run Anything icon on the toolbar.

The icon is not shown by default. To add it, open the Settings/Preferences dialog Ctrl+Alt+S, go to Appearance and Behavior | Menus and Toolbars, expand the Main Toolbar node, and add the Run Anything action, for example, below Search Everywhere. See Menus and toolbars for details.

Launch a run/debug configuration

  1. Start typing the run/debug configuration name and select it from the suggestions list:

    Start run/debug configurations from the Run Anything popup
  2. To debug a run configuration, hold Shift when launching it.

Run commands

  • Start typing the command name and navigate the suggestions list using the arrow keys. When you press Space, you accept the current suggestion and get further suggestions specific to this command.

  • To get the list of available commands, type ?. The list of commands depends on the installed/enabled plugins. If a command is not on the suggestion list, it will be executed in the terminal.

    List of the available commands in Run Anything
  • You can set an arbitrary location for the command's working directory. Use the control at the top-right corner:

    Execution context

Open a recent project

You can also quickly reopen a recent project from the Run Anything popup. Search for the project by the name or type open to shorten the list of suggestions, then select the required project from the list, and press Enter:

Opening a recent project from the Run Anything popup
Last modified: 19 August 2021