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Terminal in the output console

Terminal in the output console

Last modified: 26 May 2024

Run/debug configurations: CMake Application, Native Application, C/C++ File

CLion emulates terminal in the output console to help you work with text-based user interfaces (TUI), for example, curses/ncurses applications.

Terminal in console example

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See JediTerm for implementation details.

Enable terminal emulation in output console

In the main menu, go to Run | Edit Configurations.
Select the desired configuration and set the Emulate terminal in the output console checkbox:
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This option is available only for the CMake Application, Native Application, and C/C++ File configurations.

Limitations

The availability of this feature depends on the OS, debugger, and toolchain you are using. It also depends on whether there is an input redirection and whether the running process is being run with administrator rights.

The tables below show whether terminal emulation is available in the output console for running, debugging with GDB, and debugging with LLDB in a particular case:

Linux

	Default	Run with privileges	Redirected input
Running
GDB
LLDB

macOS

	Default	Run with privileges	Redirected input
Run
LLDB

Windows

	Default	Run with privileges	Redirected input
Run
GDB
MSVC LLDB

Docker, Remote, WSL toolchains

	Default	Run with privileges	Redirected input
Run
GDB

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Terminal in the output console
Enable terminal emulation in output console
Limitations
Linux
macOS
Windows
Docker, Remote, WSL toolchains

See also

Procedures

Docker toolchain
Remote with local sources
WSL2

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