Is it possible to get something like `code .` In shell which opens VSCode in the current directory b...

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[asad.awadia]

Is it possible to get something like code . In shell which opens VSCode in the current directory but for intellij? Like intellij . That launches intellij for the current dir - create or open if not exists the project

[Animesh Sahu]

Did you mean idea .?

[Animesh Sahu]

Or sometimes its idea64 btw

[christophsturm]

jetbrains toolbox has a setting for that

[Vampire]

No need for the toolbox actually, even the normal installer has that option and if you didn't select it, just add the program directory to your path variable.

[Rajkumar Singh]

assumption is you're using IntelliJ Idea Ultimate 2020.3.1 Preview/EAP. adjust the path(s) accordingly as per your machine. create an idea.cmd file and copy the following content and save it to a location that can be found on your system/user path:

@echo off

set waitarg=
set ideargs=

:next
set "passwait="
if "%~1"=="--wait" set passwait=1
if "%~1"=="-w" set passwait=1
if defined passwait (set waitarg=/wait)
if not "%~1"=="" (
if defined passwait (set "ideargs=%ideargs%--wait ") else (set "ideargs=%ideargs%%1 ")
shift
goto next
)

start "" %waitarg% %LOCALAPPDATA%\JetBrains\Toolbox\apps\IDEA-U\ch-0\203.6682.78\bin\idea64.exe %ideargs%

[Vampire]

But why if you simply can use idea or idea64 directly?

[asad.awadia]

Idea or idea64 arent working for - command not found

[Vampire]

If "command not found" then you didn't select in the installer to add the path to the PATH environment variable and you need to add it manually as I said before

[asad.awadia]

Add what program to my path?

[Vampire]

The bin folder of the folder where intellij is installed.
For me that is C:\Program Files\JetBrains\IntelliJ IDEA 2020.1\bin

[Vampire]

Or you re-run the installer and choose the respective option

[Animesh Sahu]

Yeah, idea64 works out of the box for me, you must haven't added the bin path to the PATH when you were installing the Idea...

[Animesh Sahu]

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[Animesh Sahu]

If you're on linux just add the path to the PATH by editing bashrc or zshrc. On windows search "env" in the search bar, open the panel, select "Environment Variables" add the C:\Program Files\JetBrains\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition 2020.2.3\bin to the PATH.