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| <h1>Console view</h1> |
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| <p>The <img src="../../images/command_link.png" border="0" alt="" > <a class="command-link" href='javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.views.showView(org.eclipse.ui.views.showView.viewId=org.eclipse.ui.console.ConsoleView)")'>Console</a> view displays the output of a process and allows you to provide keyboard input to a process. There are numerous consoles available, see the Open Console dropdown list for those available to you. </p> |
| <p><img border="0" src="../../images/view_console.png" alt="Console View"></p> |
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| The output console shows several different kinds of text, each in a different color: |
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| <ul> |
| <li>Standard output</li> |
| <li>Standard error</li> |
| <li>Standard input</li> |
| </ul> |
| <p>You can choose the different colors for these kinds of text on the <a href="PLUGINS_ROOT/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/reference/cdt_u_console_pref.htm">Console</a> preferences panel. |
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| <h2>Console view toolbar</h2> |
| <p>The table below lists the toolbar options displayed in the <strong>Console</strong> view. Note that toolbar options may differ between the various consoles.</p> |
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| <table border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" bordercolor="#DDDDDD" width="600px"> |
| <colgroup> |
| <col width="5%" valign="top" > |
| <col width="20%" valign="top" > |
| <col width="75%" valign="top" > |
| </colgroup> |
| <thead> |
| <tr> |
| <th>Icon</th> |
| <th>Name</th> |
| <th>Description</th> |
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| <td align="center" valign="top"><img src="../../images/icon_next_error.png" alt="next error icon"></td> |
| <td valign="top">Next Error</td> |
| <td valign="top">Show the next error in the Console view.</td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td align="center" valign="top"><img src="../../images/icon_prev_error.png" alt="previous error icon"></td> |
| <td valign="top">Previous Error</td> |
| <td valign="top">Show the previous error in the Console view.</td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td align="center" valign="top"><img src="../../images/icon_show_error.png" alt="show error icon"></td> |
| <td valign="top">Show Error in Editor</td> |
| <td valign="top">Toggle to show the selected error in the Editor view (default) or not.</td> |
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| <td align="center" valign="top"><img src="../../images/icon_save_output_file.png" alt="save output file icon"></td> |
| <td valign="top">Save Console Output to File</td> |
| <td valign="top">Opens the <strong>Properties for Project > C/C++ Build </strong> dialog box where you can specify the Build output file location.</td> |
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| <td align="center" valign="top"><img src="../../images/icon_con_scroll_lock.png" alt="Scroll Lock icon"></td> |
| <td valign="top">Scroll Lock</td> |
| <td valign="top">Toggles the Scroll Lock.</td> |
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| <td align="center" valign="top"><img src="../../images/icon_clear_console.png" alt="Clear Console icon"></td> |
| <td valign="top">Clear Console</td> |
| <td valign="top">Clears the current console.</td> |
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| <td align="center" valign="top"><img src="../../images/icon_con_pin.png" alt="Pin Console icon"></td> |
| <td valign="top">Pin Console</td> |
| <td valign="top">Forces the Console view to remain on top of other views in the window area.</td> |
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| <td align="center" valign="top"><img src="../../images/icon_con_disp_console.png" alt="Display Selected Console icon"></td> |
| <td valign="top">Display Selected Console</td> |
| <td valign="top">If multiple consoles are open, you can select the one to display from a list.</td> |
| </tr> |
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| <td align="center" valign="top"><img src="../../images/icon_open_console.png" alt="open Console icon"></td> |
| <td valign="top">Open Console</td> |
| <td valign="top">Opens a new console to display the log for: <br> |
| <ul> |
| <li>New Console View</li> |
| <li>Program Output Console</li> |
| <li>Windows Program Output Console</li> |
| <li>CVS, and others based on installed features</li> |
| </ul></td> |
| </tr> |
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| </table> |
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| <h2>Console view context menu</h2> |
| <p>When you right-click in the <strong>Console</strong> view |
| (or when you press <strong>Shift+F10</strong> when the focus is on the <strong>Console</strong> view), |
| you see one or more of the following options in a context menu depending on the console view visible: |
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| <table border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" bordercolor="#DDDDDD" width="600px"> |
| <colgroup> |
| <col width="30%" valign="top" > |
| <col width="70%" valign="top" > |
| </colgroup> |
| <thead> |
| <tr> |
| <th>Name</th> |
| <th>Description</th> |
| </tr> |
| </thead> |
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| <td><strong>Clear</strong></td> |
| <td>Clears the current console.</td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr valign="top" > |
| <td><strong>Editor options: Cut, Copy, Paste, Select All</strong></td> |
| <td>These options perform the standard edit operations. Which options are available depends on where the focus is in the <strong>Console</strong> view. For example, you cannot paste text into the program output, but you can paste text to the bottom of the file.</td> |
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| <td><strong>Go to Line</strong></td> |
| <td>Opens a dialog that moves the focus to the line you specify. The dialog also indicates the total number of lines in the console buffer.</td> |
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| <td><strong>Find/Replace...</strong></td> |
| <td>Opens a <strong>Find/Replace</strong> dialog that operates only on the text in the <strong>Console</strong> view.</td> |
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| <td><strong>Open Link</strong></td> |
| <td>Select to follow a detected hyperlink in any console view that supports. For example, the CVS console.</td> |
| </tr> |
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| <td><strong>Scroll Lock</strong></td> |
| <td>Toggles the Scroll Lock.</td> |
| </tr> |
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