Run/Debug Configuration: Custom Build Application

Name

Specify a name for the run configuration to quickly identify it among others when editing or running.

Allow multiple instances

Allow running multiple instances of this run configuration in parallel.

By default, it is disabled, and when you start this configuration while another instance is still running, CLion suggests stopping the running instance and starting another one. This is helpful when a run configuration consumes a lot of resources and there is no good reason to run multiple instances.

Store as project file

Save the file with the run configuration settings to share it with other team members. The default location is .idea/runConfigurations. However, if you do not want to share the .idea directory, you can save the configuration to any other directory within the project.

By default, it is disabled, and CLion stores run configuration settings in .idea/workspace.xml.

Target

Select a custom build target. To add or edit the custom targets without leaving the configuration editor, click Configure Custom Build Targets.

Executable

Specify the executable for your configuration.

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You can specify a remote executable here.

Program arguments

In this field, type a list of arguments to be passed to the program in the format you would use in the command line. If necessary, click the button and type the desired arguments.

Click to open the Macros dialog. You can also use path variables in this field.

Working directory

Specify the working directory to be used for running the application. This directory is the starting point for all relative input and output paths. By default, the field contains the directory where the project file resides. To specify another directory, click and select the directory.

Click to open the Macros dialog. You can also use path variables in this field.

Environment variables

Create environment variables and specify their values. For more information, refer to Adding environment variables.

Redirect input from

Specify a file to read the input from. Relative paths are prepended with the Working directory path.

You can use macros and path variables in this field.

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For example, you can use the $FilePrompt$ macro to prompt you for a file every time you launch this run configuration.

Run with Administrator privileges / Run with root privileges

Set this checkbox to launch the configuration with root privileges. For more information, refer to Debug as root.

Run in external console (Windows)

Set this checkbox to launch the process in the external cmd.exe console.

This option affects only the cases of MSVC with LLDB and MinGW with GDB. Note that on Cygwin with GDB, executables always run in external console regardless of this checkbox's status.