How do I open WebStorm from terminal?
After opening a ticket with Jetbrains support, the default path is /usr/local/bin
. Adding this worked.
It's actually very easy. First you open up Webstorm, and press SHIFT
twice. This will bring up a search box, where you type: Create Command Line Launcher
. You will see a search result from Tools
will be highlighted, click on it, and it will suggest the default path. Just click on Ok
. Your command line launcher is now ready, so you can open terminal, cd
to your project root folder, and type webstorm ./
to launch webstorm.
If the Create Command Line Launcher
option is not working, try the following:
If you are on MacOS, try adding the path as instructed in their official page. And if you are on Linux, just uninstall the current version and reinstall as a snap package using sudo snap install webstorm --classic
. This way, you can launch it from the terminal just by typing webstorm