Terminal Snippets

Terminal Snippets is an plugin that allows you to quickly inject predefined command snippets into the terminal.

Features

• 🚀 Quick access to frequently used terminal commands
• 📁 Organize snippets by categories with automatic submenus
• 🔤 Dynamic variables (project info, date/time, clipboard, etc.)
• 💬 Interactive variables (prompts, choices, confirmations)
• ⚙️ Easy configuration through Settings > Tools > Terminal Snippets
• 🎯 One-click command injection via terminal toolbar icon
• 💾 Persistent storage of your custom snippets
• 📤 Import/Export snippets as JSON
• 🔄 Compatible with both Classic Terminal and Reworked Terminal 2025

Usage

1. Configure your snippets in Settings > Tools > Terminal Snippets
2. Open a terminal window (View > Tool Windows > Terminal)
3. Click the Terminal Snippets icon in the terminal toolbar
4. Select a snippet to inject it into the terminal

Installation

Manual Installation

1. Download the latest Terminal-Snippets-X.X.X.zip from my Jetbrains MarketPlace Page
2. Open your Jetbrains IDE
3. Go to Settings/Preferences > Plugins
4. Click the ⚙️ icon > Install Plugin from Disk...
5. Select the downloaded ZIP file
6. Restart IntelliJ IDEA

Configuration

1. Go to Settings/Preferences > Tools > Terminal Snippets
2. Add your custom snippets with:
   • Name: Display name of the snippet
   • Category: Group snippets together (e.g., "Build", "Git", "Docker")
   • Command: The command to inject (supports multi-line)
3. Click OK to save

Categories

• Snippets are automatically organized by category in the dropdown menu
• If you have multiple categories, they appear as submenus
• If you have only one category, snippets are displayed in a flat list
• Leave category blank to use the default "General" category

Import/Export

• Export: Click the Export button to save your snippets as JSON with timestamp
• Import: Click the Import button to load snippets from a JSON file
• Duplicate snippets (same name + category) are automatically skipped during import

Variables

Terminal Snippets supports both static and interactive variables in your commands.

Static Variables

These variables are automatically resolved when the snippet is executed:

Variable	Description	Example
${PROJECT_NAME}	Current project name	echo "Building ${PROJECT_NAME}"
${PROJECT_PATH}	Current project path	cd ${PROJECT_PATH}
${FILE_PATH}	Currently open file path	cat ${FILE_PATH}
${SELECTION}	Selected text in editor	echo "${SELECTION}"
${CLIPBOARD}	Clipboard content	echo ${CLIPBOARD}
${DATE}	Current date (dd/MM/yyyy)	echo "Build date: ${DATE}"
${TIME}	Current time (HH:mm:ss)	echo "Build time: ${TIME}"
${YEAR}	Current year	mkdir backup-${YEAR}
${MONTH}	Current month (01-12)	echo "Month: ${MONTH}"
${MONTH_NAME_SHORT}	Short month name (Jan, Feb...)	echo "${MONTH_NAME_SHORT}"
${MONTH_NAME_FULL}	Full month name (January...)	echo "${MONTH_NAME_FULL}"
${DAY}	Current day (01-31)	echo "Day: ${DAY}"
${HOUR}	Current hour (00-23)	echo "Hour: ${HOUR}"
${MINUTE}	Current minute (00-59)	echo "Minute: ${MINUTE}"
${USERLOGIN}	System username	echo "User: ${USERLOGIN}"
${GIT_BRANCH}	Current Git branch	echo "Branch: ${GIT_BRANCH}"
${GIT_COMMIT}	Current commit hash (full)	echo "Commit: ${GIT_COMMIT}"
${GIT_COMMIT_SHORT}	Current commit hash (short)	git tag v1.0-${GIT_COMMIT_SHORT}
${GIT_REMOTE}	Git remote URL	echo "Remote: ${GIT_REMOTE}"

Interactive Variables

These variables prompt the user for input when the snippet is executed:

Variable	Description	Example
${VAR:Description}	Simple text input	git commit -m "${VAR:Commit message}"
${VAR:Description:Default}	Text input with default value	docker run -p ${VAR:Port:8080}:8080 app
${CHOICE:Description:opt1|opt2}	Dropdown selection	mvn clean ${CHOICE:Phase:install|package|deploy}
${CONFIRM:Description}	Yes/No confirmation	echo "Confirmed: ${CONFIRM:Delete files?}"
${PASSWORD:Description}	Masked password input	docker login -p ${PASSWORD:Docker password}
${PATH:Description}	File/folder picker	cd ${PATH:Select directory}

Variable Examples

Build with timestamp:

echo "Building ${PROJECT_NAME} on ${DATE} at ${TIME}"
gradlew clean build

Interactive deployment:

cd ${PROJECT_PATH}
mvn clean ${CHOICE:Select phase:package|install|deploy}
echo "Deployed by ${USERLOGIN} at ${TIME}"

Git-aware build:

echo "Building ${PROJECT_NAME} from branch ${GIT_BRANCH}"
echo "Commit: ${GIT_COMMIT_SHORT}"
gradlew build -Pversion=${GIT_BRANCH}-${GIT_COMMIT_SHORT}

Conditional execution:

echo "Delete all logs?"
if [ "${CONFIRM:Are you sure?}" = "yes" ]; then
  rm -rf logs/*
fi

Default Snippets

The plugin comes with two example snippets:

• Pip Upgrade (Category: Python)
• Git Status (Category: Git)

Terminal Compatibility

Classic Terminal

• ✅ Commands are injected into the prompt
• ✅ Multi-line commands are supported
• ✅ Press Enter to execute
• ✅ You can modify the command before execution

Reworked Terminal 2025

• ✅ Commands are executed automatically
• ✅ Multi-line commands execute line by line
• ℹ️ No modification possible before execution (API limitation)

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Plugin based on the IntelliJ Platform Plugin Template.