Phpstorm Terminal Shortcut Top May 2026

The terminal emulator supports emacs-like navigation and selection, but PHPStorm adds IDE-powered extras.

| Shortcut | Action | |----------|--------| | Ctrl + A / Ctrl + E | Jump to beginning/end of line | | Ctrl + U | Clear line from cursor to start | | Ctrl + K | Clear from cursor to end | | Shift + Arrow Keys | Select text in terminal | | Ctrl + C / Ctrl + V | Copy/paste (within terminal) | | Ctrl + Shift + V | Paste from clipboard history |

Deep insight: Unlike most terminals, PHPStorm allows you to copy with syntax highlighting intact. Just select and copy — HTML/ANSI codes are preserved. phpstorm terminal shortcut top

Summary: PhpStorm's integrated terminal is solid for running command-line tools without leaving the IDE. The shortcut to open and focus the terminal is quickly accessible and configurable, and running top (or other monitoring tools) inside it works fine, with a few caveats.

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

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.

Introduction PHPStorm includes an integrated Terminal that accelerates development by keeping command-line tools inside the IDE. One common need is quickly viewing real-time system or process statistics using the Unix/Linux tool top (or similar utilities on other OSes). This essay explains how to access and use top from PHPStorm’s Terminal, configures convenient shortcuts, addresses cross-platform considerations, and offers practical tips for effective workflows. Stopping top:

Behavior:

Stopping top:

Map the External Tool to a keyboard shortcut:

Platform-specific notes for External Tool Program/Parameters:

Linux/Windows (WSL/Git Bash/CMD/PowerShell):

Because PHPStorm’s integrated Terminal runs inside the IDE, the simplest External Tool is to call your shell with a command that runs top; however, behavior can vary: many users run the integrated Terminal and then type top manually.

Macros:

Behavior: pressing the shortcut opens the Terminal and runs top in a new or existing session.

Conclusion Running top inside PHPStorm’s integrated Terminal boosts situational awareness while coding. For a reliable one-key workflow, use a macro to open the Terminal and launch top, or create an External Tool/run configuration if you need a more robust, configurable solution; prefer htop when available and be mindful of platform differences.

Quick reference (recommended):

| Action | Windows / Linux | macOS | |--------|----------------|-------| | Open, focus, or hide terminal | Alt+F12 | Option+F12 |