Run Grails targets
IntelliJ IDEA enables launching targets in the Grails or Griffon applications. When Grails or Griffon application is selected, the respective command appears in the or nodes of the main menu.
To run a Grails target
Select Grails application module. You can do this in a number of ways:
In the Project tool window, select module of the corresponding type.
Bring forward the Grails View tool window.
Open in the editor the desired file that pertains to a Grails application.
On the menu, choose or :
Alternatively, just press Ctrl+Alt+G.
In the dialog that opens, start typing the target name, and press Ctrl+Space to show the list of matching targets:
Click OK, and view the output messages in the console.
Please note the following:
The history drop-down list is available in the RunTarget dialog. Use the arrow keys to browse through the recently executed targets.
You can run or debug any target immediately from the Run/Debug configuration, if you enter an arbitrary command in the Command line field of the Run/Debug Configuration dialog.