Phpstorm Terminal Shortcut Top -
The default shortcut to open or toggle the tool window in PhpStorm is: Windows/Linux (Option + F12) Stack Overflow Essential Terminal Shortcuts
The most important shortcut is simply opening and closing the terminal window. This "toggle" action allows you to quickly run a command and then hide the pane to regain screen real estate for your code. Windows / Linux: Alt + F12 macOS: ⌥ F12 (Option + F12) 2. Switching Focus (Terminal to Editor) phpstorm terminal shortcut top
Instead of clicking the tabs, use Alt+Right to move forward and Alt+Left to move backward. The default shortcut to open or toggle the
Use case: You are watching logs in one terminal tab (tail -f storage/logs/laravel.log) but need to run a separate command without stopping the log stream. Press Ctrl+T to create a new tab, run your command, then switch back. Execution : Instead of clicking the tabs, use
Open File at Cursor
- Shortcut:
Ctrl + Enter(or⌘ + ↓on macOS)
If a filename or path is under the cursor (e.g.,src/User.php:42), PHPStorm opens that file directly at the specified line.
1. The Standard Shortcut (Scroll to Top)
If you just want to scroll the view to see previous output without moving the cursor:
If Home / End don’t work
PHPStorm uses your system shell. If those keys aren’t responding:
