Run cmder inside IntelliJ idea

[justechn]

Currently I am running Git bash inside IntelliJ Idea (http://blog.codeleak.pl/2014/02/git-bash-in-intellij-idea-13-on-windows.html). I would like to use cmder but I need to know if I can do the same, and if so, what command line arguments do I need to supply?

[jirikrepl]

That would be be great for me too. If we could run cmder inside Idea as Terminal

[MartiUK]

We have now an official guide to add Cmder to IntelliJ: 🎉

https://github.com/cmderdev/cmder/wiki/Seamless-IntelliJ-based-Integration

If you require further support, comment below. Please avoid using some outdated methods that were commented below.

[codeengie]

+1

[DanielGGordon]

Holy moly that'd be awesome!!!!

[nicole-ashley]

I got it working!

It was pretty simple based on @MartiUK's suggestions above:

1. Set an environment variable called CMDER_ROOT to your root Cmder folder (in my case C:\Program Files (x86)\Cmder). It seems to be important that this does not have quotes around it because they mess with concatenation in the init script.
   
2. In your IntelliJ terminal settings, use cmd.exe /k ""%CMDER_ROOT%\vendor\init.bat"" as the Shell path. The double-double-quotes are intentional, as they counteract the missing double quotes in the environment variable.
   
3. Et voilà!
   
   Unfortunately the lambda symbol is not supported in IntelliJ yet, but everything else seems to be working fine.

[codeengie]

Awesome! Thank you for figuring this out. Props to @MartiUK and @nikrolls

[nateperry]

@nikrolls technique worked for me as well (Thanks!). The only requirement was that I needed to restart IntelliJ for it to work correctly after adjusting the settings. Simply hitting "Apply" and "OK" was not enough.

[codeengie]

IntelliJ 15.0.2 displays the lambda symbol.

[fflrichard]

thank you very much @MartiUK @nikrolls

[BassOfLion]

Nice! Thanks @nikrolls

[DanielGGordon]

What about opening mintty with git bash in Intellij? Can you specify the mintty task when doing this?

I have opened git bash in intellij, but the lambda symbol still shows up as ?

[martin-sweeny]

When I try @nikrolls suggestion, I get "The system cannot find the path specified."

When I put %CMDER_ROOT% into a windows explorer address bar, it works. I put cmd.exe /k ""%CMDER_ROOT%\vendor\init.bat"" as my Shell path in PHPStorm. I start PHPStorm and get "The system cannot find the path specified."

[Campeadoris]

@martin-wiseweb Perhaps you forgot to restart ide. I had the same error in IntelliJ. It helped me.

[ghost]

@nikrolls Thanks, man. It works.

[mdesign83]

Cmder in cmd.exe is a half success as i see...
The best way should be to use cmder in conemu, but it does not embed in PHPstorm currently:/

If I missing some configuration or misunderstood something, please correct me.
Thx

[MartiUK]

@mdesign83 It isn't technically running cmder in IntelliJ, just the initialisation scripts that cmder uses.

[AcidHardcore]

Thanks, it working for me

[brdegenars]

I'm having trouble getting the lambda icon to come up in IntelliJ. Was there any special config or some command flag that needs to be passed to make this available in IntelliJ 2016.1?

[MIKAGMR]

After the latest security update I have to use quotes for the cmd.exe part:

"cmd.exe" /k ""%CMDER_ROOT%\vendor\init.bat""

[michaeljohnbennett]

I did something similar by wrapping the whole thing in a bat file and calling that, kind of achieved the same solution, no lamdba sign though 😢

[born2net]

I get some odd env when I run the cmd.exe

any ideas?

Sean

[kevin-ashton]

@born2net I was getting the same issue, but resolved it by using the full cmder install opposed to the mini.

[born2net]

mmm tried full version, having same issue :/
running:

"cmd.exe" /k "C:\cmder\vendor\init.bat""

[dschulten]

@born2net see #223, torresandres' solution - helped in my case on Windows 10

[born2net]

tx @dschulten I see clink is from some foreign site, I am reluctant to use compiled exe due to hidden trojans :(
any other solution? tx for the reply....

[dschulten]

@born2net wait until cmder includes the latest clink executable :)

[born2net]

ok tx! I haven't seen new builds from cmder in a while

[nate-vukovich]

can confirm @mathewjustin s way works with the CMDer mini version in 2019.1 EAP via
"cmd.exe" /k "C:\Program Files (x86)\cmder_mini\vendor\init.bat"

This also worked for me - tried everything else but this did the job. I'm using the Full version of Cmder.

[dschulten]

The instructions at https://github.com/cmderdev/cmder/wiki/Seamless-IntelliJ-based-Integration no longer work with 2020.1, you have to use the full path to cmder_shell.bat and put it in double quotes now. The expansion of %CMDER_ROOT% no longer seems to work.

"C:\Program Files\cmder\cmder_shell.bat"

No variable expansion with the classic solution either, now it has to be:

"cmd.exe" /k ""C:\Program Files\cmder\vendor\init.bat""

[prajoth89]

OR FOR POWERSHELL
"powershell" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -NoLogo -NoProfile -NoExit -Command . 'pathToCmder\Cmder\vendor\profile.ps1'

[director74]

Hello, all works
But how to change color theme of included cmder? from monokai to tomorrow theme. Because i use light theme in phpstorm

[daxgames]

@lamoed in IntelliJ? There is no Cmder theme. Themes are a part of Conemu.

[director74]

@lamoed in IntelliJ? There is no Cmder theme. Themes are a part of Conemu.

Yes, if i writed cmd.exe /k ""%CMDER_ROOT%\vendor\init.bat"" maybe i could setup color scheme of conemu here?

[daxgames]

But you are not running Conemu. 'init.bat' is the cmder init script. Normally by default it runs in Conemu but you are running Cmder inside IntelliJ. There is no theme unless the IntelliJ console is themeable.

[joberror]

Hello, all works
But how to change color theme of included cmder? from monokai to tomorrow theme. Because i use light theme in phpstorm

@lamoed in IntelliJ? There is no Cmder theme. Themes are a part of Conemu.

But you are not running Conemu. 'init.bat' is the cmder init script. Normally by default it runs in Conemu but you are running Cmder inside IntelliJ. There is no theme unless the IntelliJ console is themeable.

1. Download this plugin for your Jetbrains IDE: TERMINAL COLORS
2. Get different Terminal color profile from this website --> https://terminal.sexy/
3. You can also get configured iTerm2 color profiles here --> https://iterm2colorschemes.com/
4. Follow the guidelines on how to set the terminal color through a color profile you downloaded
   -- see screenshot below on how to navigate

[daxgames]

Themes are a part of Conemu. You are not using Conemu when integrated with IntelliJ Idea. Color of the shell would come from IntelliJ Idea I assume.

[joberror]

Themes are a part of Conemu. You are not using Conemu when integrated with IntelliJ Idea. Color of the shell would come from IntelliJ Idea I assume.

I just gave an example on how it is easy to get a theme configured (iTerm2 color profile) for the Conemu terminal in Jetbrains. Everything works perfectly if the guideline is being followed.

[Drprincerajput]

when i run
CTRL + L
only lamda remain in terminal other part gone outside terminal window
is there any solution for that

problem when i will be playing with github.
can i tweak it like bash shell so everything will be in lamda line not above ?

[mtx-z]

Tried this and had an error C:\Program is not recognized as an internal or external command operable program or batch file.
So I guess the "space" character in "Program Files" was messing with the script.

Following this SO post, I changed the CMDER_ROOT environment variable from: C:\Program Files\cmder to C:\PROGRA~1\cmder and it works :)

So full process for PHPStorm 2020.2 on windows:

• install cmder
• Create the environment variable CMDER_ROOT with the cmder path as the value
  • if you have the same issue as me, use C:\PROGRA~1\cmder instead of C:\Program Files\cmder, or C:\PROGRA~2\cmder instead of C:\Program Files (x86)\cmder
• Edit PHPStorm settings Tools>Terminal>Shell path to cmd.exe /k ""%CMDER_ROOT%\vendor\init.bat""
• restart PHPstorm

[daxgames]

The Installation instructions recommend against putting Cmder in the C:\program files* folders. There is user specific config in Cmder and thus the best and recommended place for it is in a folder inside a users home folder.

[Lypheo]

In case it helps anyone: I had to specify the full path to cmd.exe, like this:
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k "C:\cmder\vendor\init.bat"

[jp9573]

With the following command, It starts Cmder in the terminal but not loading the aliases I set in the environment tab i.e. "gst".
cmd.exe /k ""C:\cmder\vendor\init.bat""

Any idea how can I use them in the IntelliJ terminal?

[chrisant996]

@jp9573 Cmder is a bundle of products:

• ConEmu, which is a terminal.
• Clink, which adds some capabilities to CMD.
• Various scripts, some from vendors and some part of Cmder itself.

It sounds like the intent here is to run Clink in a different terminal, but to also use some of the settings from ConEmu's UI to configure CMD.

ConEmu's UI configures ConEmu. So using a different terminal than ConEmu is not going to pick up the settings from ConEmu.

The Environment settings from the ConEmu UI are stored in config\user-ConEmu.xml which is part of ConEmu, not part of Clink or the Cmder scripts. The vendor\init.bat script configures Clink to know where to find the vendor scripts included with Cmder.

To configure this other terminal (IntelliJ?) I think you'll need to use the other terminal's configuration UI, and/or write some scripts.

However, there is also a config\user_aliases.cmd file which doesn't appear to have any ConEmu UI for editing it. If you put alias definitions in there, rather than in ConEmu's Environment settings, then the aliases will get defined in Clink inside ConEmu/Cmder, and also in Clink inside IntelliJ when using the vendor\init.bat file.

[maja42]

To start a bash terminal, I used cmd.exe /c "path\to\your\cmder\vendor\git-for-windows\bin\bash.exe"

[maja42]

To start a bash terminal AND get aliases like 'll' to work, I use cmd.exe /c "D:\Programme\cmder\vendor\git-for-windows\bin\bash.exe" --login -i

However, IntelliJ prints the following error everytime I open a terminal:

Creating user startup file: /config/user_profile.sh
cp: cannot stat '/vendor/user_profile.sh.default': No such file or directory

See my current question about that issue on SO: https://stackoverflow.com/q/66373669/2224996

[cdalexndr]

I have some color problems using light theme (console color scheme "IntelliJ Light") on Intellij 2022.1, Win11:

EDIT: solved it by manual configuration... #2516

[elisim]

In Windows 11, PyCharm 2022.1.3, I used:

"cmd.exe" /k ""%CMDER_ROOT%\vendor\init.bat""

(reference @MIKAGMR answer)

And than I got a problem with the lambda icon. Fixed by:

In cmder\config\cmder_prompt_config.lua, changed the Prompt Element Colors to

-- Prompt Element Colors
uah_color = "\x1b[1;33;49m" -- Green = uah = [user]@[hostname]
cwd_color = "\x1b[1;32;49m" -- Yellow cwd = Current Working Directory
lamb_color = "\x1b[1;30;49m" -- Light Grey = Lambda Color
clean_color = "\x1b[1;37;49m"
dirty_color = "\x1b[33;3m"
conflict_color = "\x1b[31;1m"
unknown_color = "\x1b[37;1m" -- White = No VCS Status Branch Color

reference: @2516

[R0land013]

@Lypheo Thank you very much. That worked for me 💯 .

[bappelberg]

Simpel solution

1. Create a file named cmder_shell.txt where your cmder folder is located (mine is located at C:\cmder)
2. In cmder_shell.txt paste this command: @cmd.exe /k %0..\vendor\init.bat
3. Save file as cmder_shell.bat
4. Start Intellij
5. File>Settings>Tools>Terminal>Shell path then enter paste C:\cmder\cmder_shell.bat
6. Press "Apply" to the right bottom corner, then press "OK".
7. Restart Intellij.
   Done.

[DRSDavidSoft]

@bappelberg Note: The cmder_shell.cmd file already exists here: 📜 vendor/bin/cmder_shell.cmd

Please use that instead of creating your own, it's also more complete and is officially supported.

[alibutt30]

@DRSDavidSoft The cmder_shell.cmd file that you mentioned, doesn't works. The terminal opens and crashes in IntelliJ.
any hints on that ?

[DRSDavidSoft]

@alibutt30 Can you please add the /d flag after the line that calls init.bat? Also change @echo off in the beginning to echo on.

This will turn the debugging on, so any issues are displayed. Please launch the terminal then either attach a screenshot of the what is causing the crash, or please copy and paste the log in a file and upload it here to we can investigate, thank you.

[alibutt30]

@DRSDavidSoft Apologies for the late response.
I took the logs. The terminal output the values in the file below and then just crashed. Therefore, I collected the output in a file.
Seems there is no error output.

Awaiting your analysis. Thank you

systeminfo.txt

[DRSDavidSoft]

@alibutt30 I moved our conversation to the link below to avoid generation a notification for everyone:
#2885

Remember, the official guide (tested and works) is here:
https://github.com/cmderdev/cmder/wiki/Seamless-IntelliJ-based-Integration