Using the Terminal in IntelliJ IDEA
IntelliJ IDEA has a built-in terminal that you can use to perform a number of functions inside your IDE.
![Introduction](/guide/assets/thumbnail-3c727bb8.png)
Introduction
Let's take a tour of the Terminal Window in IntelliJ IDEA.
![Opening the IntelliJ IDEA Terminal window](/guide/assets/thumbnail-7a247e7c.png)
Opening the IntelliJ IDEA Terminal window
How to open a new terminal window with keyboard shortcuts.
![Opening more terminal sessions](/guide/assets/thumbnail-e4737909.png)
Opening more terminal sessions
You can run more than one terminal inside your IDE.
![Naming your IntelliJ IDEA terminal tabs](/guide/assets/thumbnail-0f34b66a.png)
Naming your IntelliJ IDEA terminal tabs
Helpful labels will help you to identify each terminal session at a glance.
![Pasting code from the editor into your terminal](/guide/assets/thumbnail-095d4fb0.png)
Pasting code from the editor into your terminal
Running command line processes inside the IDE keeps us in the flow of coding.
![Terminal locations from the command window](/guide/assets/thumbnail-da8c7b61.png)
Terminal locations from the command window
You can open a location from the project window in the terminal window.
![Opening URLs from your terminal window](/guide/assets/thumbnail-d0dce7c9.png)
Opening URLs from your terminal window
File names link back to the project and you can click on URLs in the terminal. window
![Run IDE features from the terminal](/guide/assets/thumbnail-abe40ae5.png)
Run IDE features from the terminal
Running highlighted commands in the terminal.
![Summary and shortcuts](/guide/assets/thumbnail-a619f6b9.png)
Summary and shortcuts
Everything we covered in this tutorial including help links and shortcuts.