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Version: v5

Terminal

Ionic Studio has an integrated terminal for running commands within an Ionic app.

Introduction

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If you're new to the command line, you can check out our blog post on the basics.

The integrated terminal is a convenient way to perform a quick command line task without navigating folder structures or switching windows. The terminal defaults to the app directory.

Examples of what you can do with the integrated terminal:

  • Ionic CLI commands
  • Git operations
  • File operations
  • etc.

Using the Terminal

To open the terminal, use Ctrl+`, or click the plus sign in the terminal bar:

New Terminal

The integrated terminal uses your own configured shell. Configure this on macOS by setting the SHELL environment variable.

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For Windows, powershell.exe is used, and this is not yet configurable.

Using Git in Terminal