How to open Console window in Eclipse?

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Evolutionary High picture Evolutionary High · Jun 20, 2012 · Viewed 266k times · Source

I accidentally closed the Console window in Eclipse, and now I can't see the result of my code being run.

How do you open it again?

Answer

Matt Ball picture Matt Ball · Jun 20, 2012

From the menu bar, Window → Show View → Console. Alternately, use the keyboard shortcut:

  • Mac: Option-Command-Q, then C, or
  • Windows: Alt-Shift-Q, then C

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