Phpstorm Terminal Shortcut Top [FREE]

What it does: Opens a new terminal session in a new tab while you are already inside the terminal.

Use case: You are watching logs in one terminal tab (tail -f storage/logs/laravel.log) but need to run a separate command without stopping the log stream. Press Ctrl+T to create a new tab, run your command, then switch back. phpstorm terminal shortcut top

What it does: Pastes text into the terminal. Yes, the standard paste works, but many developers don't realize it respects your system clipboard. What it does: Opens a new terminal session

Power move: Copy a long Git commit hash from the version control tool window (Ctrl+Shift+C from there) and paste it directly into the terminal with Ctrl+Shift+V. What it does: Pastes text into the terminal

| Action | Windows / Linux | macOS | |--------|----------------|-------| | Run command in terminal from editor (select text, then) | Ctrl+Enter | Cmd+Enter | | Open terminal at selected file's directory | Ctrl+Alt+T (via Open in Terminal action in Project view) | Cmd+Option+T | | Rename terminal session | Double-click tab → type, or via context menu (no default kb) | Same |