In Eclipse, you can provide the program argument <code>${string_prompt}</code> in your run configuration to have it prompt for the command line arguments. Is there a way to do this in IntelliJ?

<h3>Edit:</h3> This may be a bug in IDEA, the solution that I first posted (you can see it below) causes Intellij to hang after entering parameter. I couldn't come up with a solution to this, but here's a little trick: you can scroll to the very bottom of Run/Debug configuration screen and in "Before launch" section check a checkbox saying "Show this page". From now on you'll be automatically shown configuration screen when you choose to Run/Debug your application and there you can enter any parameters you want... It's not that comfortable, but at least a little bit more automatized. <h3>Previous answer:</h3> This is a bit more complicated with Intellij: <ul> <li>go to <code>Settings -> External Tools -> Add (green plus)</code> </li> <li>in <code>Parameters</code> line click <code>Insert macro -> Prompt</code> (you can simply type in <code>$Prompt$</code> as well)</li> <li>save settings</li> <li>go to <code>Run -> Edit Configurations...</code> </li> <li>in <code>Before Launch</code> section choose <code>Run External Tool</code> and select tool that you've created</li> </ul> That should suffice (works in IDEA 12.1.6).

Based on using Intellij IDEA 2020.3, we can set the configuration to prompt for program arguments at the program arguments field <img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/yp109.png" alt="Right click the program and then choose menu More Run/Debug > Modify Run Configuration"> <img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/e6Cf9.png" alt="Look for the Program arguments text field"> <img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/g5wE1.png" alt="Type $Prompt$ at the Program arguments text field and then click OK ">

How to make IntelliJ prompt me for command line arguments

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Edit:

This may be a bug in IDEA, the solution that I first posted (you can see it below) causes Intellij to hang after entering parameter.

I couldn't come up with a solution to this, but here's a little trick: you can scroll to the very bottom of Run/Debug configuration screen and in "Before launch" section check a checkbox saying "Show this page".

From now on you'll be automatically shown configuration screen when you choose to Run/Debug your application and there you can enter any parameters you want... It's not that comfortable, but at least a little bit more automatized.

Previous answer:

This is a bit more complicated with Intellij:

go to Settings -> External Tools -> Add (green plus)
in Parameters line click Insert macro -> Prompt (you can simply type in $Prompt$ as well)
save settings
go to Run -> Edit Configurations...
in Before Launch section choose Run External Tool and select tool that you've created

That should suffice (works in IDEA 12.1.6).

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answered Oct 23 '22 14:10

Michał Rybak

Starting from versions 2018.3 and 2019.1, IntelliJ now supports macros in Run configurations. You can use $Prompt$ anywhere in the VM Options, Program arguments, etc. fields, and it will behave just like ${string_prompt} in Eclipse -- it will prompt you for parameters when the configuration is run.

answered Oct 23 '22 14:10

Grodriguez

Based on using Intellij IDEA 2020.3, we can set the configuration to prompt for program arguments at the program arguments field

Right click the program and then choose menu More Run/Debug > Modify Run Configuration

Look for the Program arguments text field

Type $Prompt$ at the Program arguments text field and then click OK

answered Oct 23 '22 12:10

Kanda Runapongsa Saikaew

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