# Console tab > **TL;DR** > View | Tool Windows | > > `Alt+9` (Windows), `⌘ 9` (macOS), `⌘ 9` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `⌘ 9` (macOS System Shortcuts), `Alt+9` (XWin), `Alt+9` (GNOME), `Alt+9` (KDE), `Alt+9` (Emacs), `Alt+9` (Sublime Text), `⌘ 9` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `Alt+9` (NetBeans), `Alt+9` (Visual Studio), `⌘ 9` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `Alt+9` (Eclipse), `⌘ 9` (Eclipse (macOS)) The Console tab only appears in the Version Control tool window when you execute version control-related commands. If you close this tab, the previous input will be lost. The tab displays: * Version control-related commands generated based on the settings you specify through the IntelliJ IDEA interface. * The results of executing version control-related commands. ![the Console tab of the Verison Control tool window](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/versionControlToolWindowConsole.png) ## Toolbar | Item | Tooltip and Shortcut | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | ![the Soft-Wrap button](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.expui.general.softWrap.svg) | Use Soft Wraps | Click this button to toggle the soft wrap mode of the output. | | ![the Scroll to the end button](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.expui.general.scrollDown.svg) | Scroll to the end | Click this button to navigate to the bottom of the stack trace and have the caret jump to the corresponding location. | | ![Clear all](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.expui.general.delete.svg) | Clear All | Click this button to remove all text from the console. This function is also available from the context menu of the console. | ## Context menu options | Item | Description | | --- | --- | | Compare with Clipboard | Opens the Clipboard vs Editor dialog that allows you to view the differences between the selection from the editor and the current clipboard content. This dialog is a [regular comparing tool](differences-viewer.html) that enables you to copy the line at caret to the clipboard, find text, navigate between differences and manage white spaces. | | Fold Lines Like This | Opens the [Console](settings-console-folding.html) dialog that allows you defining the lines to be folded to hide extraneous information. | | Copy URL | Choose this command to copy the current URL to the system clipboard. This command only shows on a URL, if it is included in an application's output. | | Create Gist | Choose this command to open the Create Gist dialog. | | Clear All | Clears the output window. | ## See also ### Procedures [Version control](version-control-integration.html) ### Reference [Version Control window](version-control-tool-window.html)