idea Command Examples

JetBrains Java and Kotlin IDE. More information: https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/working-with-the-ide-features-from-command-line.html.

• Open the current directory in IntelliJ IDEA:

idea {{path/to/directory}}

• Open a specific file or directory in IntelliJ IDEA:

idea {{path/to/file_or_directory}}

• Open the diff viewer to compare up to 3 files:

idea diff {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 path/to/optional_file3}}

• Open the merge dialog to perform a two-way file merge:

idea merge {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}} {{path/to/output}}

• Run code inspections on a project:

idea inspect {{path/to/project_directory}} {{path/to/inspection_profile}} {{path/to/output}}