Atom — Terminal
This tutorial shows how to open a terminal inside the Atom editor. And also includes shortcut keys to open the terminal.
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Terminal used to run Operation System commands from the editor.
For example, In Windows, you can run dos commands.
VScode provides an inbuilt terminal to execute OS commands.
Atom does not provide it by default, but you can extend it by using the plugin.
Open a Terminal in Atom editor
- Open Atom editor
- Go to File > Settings ( Shortcut CTRL + in windows, ⌘ + , in macOS)
- It opens a Settings window.
- Go to install Tab and type platformio-ide-terminal inside the textbox as shown below
- Click the install button
- Next, Restart the Atom editor
- Below screenshot shows the terminal window as an icon to click to open a terminal
- You can go to Packages > platformio-ide-terminal > Toggle to show or hide the terminal.
- Alternatively, you can use the shortcut command(CTRL +
Similarly, from the command line, You can install it by running the below command.
How to open the terminal in Atom?
How to open the terminal in Atom? Do I need to install a plug-in?
If possible, I also would like to know how to use shortcut keys to open the terminal.
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In the Atom IDE:
- Open file>settings
- Click «+» (install)
- Search for a terminal package called «platformio-ide-terminal»
- Click «install».
- Press Crtl + ` to toggle the terminal
For Windows follow the below steps
(1)go to file>setting and click on install 
(2) then type «platformio-ide-terminal» in packages and hit install 
(3) after finish install restart atom and press
Edit: I no longer use Atom. The plugins I originally recommended here have all apparently ceased to be maintained. I’ve updated this answer with the suggestions in the comments, but please note I haven’t tried any of these and will no longer be maintaining this answer.
Please check the comments or other answers for more up-to-date recommendations.
There are a number of Atom packages which give you access to the terminal from within Atom. Try a few out to find the best option for you.
Open a terminal in Atom:
If you want to open a terminal panel in Atom, try platformio-ide-terminal . Use the keyboard shortcut ctrl-` to open a new terminal instance.
Open an external terminal from Atom:
If you just want a shortcut to open your external terminal from within Atom, try open-terminal-here . You can use ctrl-alt-t to open your external terminal in the current file’s directory, or ctrl-alt-shift-t to open the terminal in the project’s root directory.
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The latest stable version of atom-console is available through Atom’s package manager in the settings or via apm install atom-console .
Install the latest Github release (may be unstable) with:
Usage
Toggle atom-console with alt-ctrl-x , then enter any command specified within Atom. To see all available commands, open atom-console and type ‘help’. To search for commands, type ‘find’. Auto-complete with tab .
Some currently included non-Atom commands include commands bound to all grammar options in Atom ( [lang]-mode ) and package-install . A list of all built-in custom commands can be found in the commands section.
As development continues, more custom commands will be added, especially ones inspired by Emac’s M-x console.
Commands
Atom Console contains all of Atom’s commands available via the command palette, as well as a growing list of custom commands, such as [lang]-mode , package-install . and shell .
For more information and a complete list of custom commands, see the command documentation.
Keymaps
| Keymap | Effect |
|---|---|
| ctrl-alt-x | Toggle atom-console |
| ctrl-alt-g | Stop currently executing tool |
| ctrl-alt-c | Focus atom-console |
Contributing
Bug reports, suggestions etc. are welcome on Github https://github.com/eschutz/atom-console/issues.
If you’ve developed a neat tool that you think everyone would love, feel free to submit a pull request!
Troubleshooting
If some commands do not work immediately after installation, try reloading Atom with ⌃⌥⌘L (ctrl-option-cmd-L) and using atom-console .
License
This package is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.
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How to open a terminal from within Atom?
I’m currently working with Atom, and sometimes I want to open a terminal on the directory my working file is. To do this, I usually have to open the folder in nautilus (right clicking the file in atom) and then I open a terminal on that directory from nautilus (right click).
I wonder if there is a way to open the terminal in the file directory without having to open nautilus first.
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Try this package, I think it has exactly what you want.
Also, I suggest you to install term3 package. It works great for me, and I just don’t have to bother with switching the windows as the terminal window is inside the atom editor.
I use the terminal-plus package to open my terminal from within the Atom text editor. You can see the package in action in this short video clip I made here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFAzqvYoHJs&t=11m14s.
After installing the package, to start the terminal within Atom you can use the GUI or use cmd-shift-t on Mac or ctrl-shift-t on Windows/Linux to bring up a terminal in the editor. To spawn another terminal session you repeat the previous command.