Are there any good ssh consoles for Eclipse?

Question

I\'m looking for a good ssh console plugin for Eclipse, and can\'t find much at all. Would anyone have some good leads on one?

Answer 1

In Eclipse 3.4.1, there is the Remote Systems Explorer perspective that allows you to create and connect to SSH terminals (here)

Answer 2

If you don't like the ssh.shells or ssh.terminals subsystems in Eclipse RSE, try using the Terminal View instead.

• Open up Window -> Show View -> Other (or press Shift+Alt+Q then Q)
• Type Terminal in the search box
• Select the Terminal view listed under the Terminal folder

You'll see a window that looks similar to RSE's ssh.terminals subsystem... but with some extra buttons on the top right.

How to use it:

• To fix the scrolling issue (ie: for programs like top), click the Scroll Lock button at the right.
• For extra Terminal window tabs, click the down arrow on the New Terminal Connection button
• To change the current terminal window's settings, use the Settings button.
• If you really like the annoying command input box at the bottom, you can toggle it on and off with the appropriate button.

Change the Background Color:

For some reason, the default setting is to use a terribly hard to see white background. To change this:

• Go to Window -> Preferences
• Type Terminal in the search box at the top left, or select Terminal on the left.
• Check the box that says Invert terminal colors
• You can also configure a larger terminal buffer or connection timeouts here
• Click Apply

Now the terminal should have a black background! If you want a local terminal, you can enable ssh on your local machine, and connect to localhost.

Answer 3

There are plugins that exist that allow you up open WinSCP or Putty from within Eclipse.

I would advise maybe doing a search for "putty eclipse plugin" or similar

Answer 4

You can also try the Terminal plug-in for Eclipse

This plug-in provides a fully-working, command-line terminal to Eclipse 3.7 or later (yes, even 4.2!) It works on Linux and MacOS only.

More info at: http://alexruiz.developerblogs.com/?p=2428