IntelliJ Terminal - updated and no longer able to run scripts from terminal

Question

I am pretty new to coding & working with IDEs. Intellij prompted me for an update, which I allowed. Now I cannot run my scripts from the Intellij terminal. The error message I receive is

"Error: Could not find or load main class src.MatrixHomework.java"

My pathway hasn't changed... it's still C:\Users\General_Sherman\IdeaProjects\Assignment3\src\MatrixHomework.java

I updated to IntelliJ IDEA 2019.2.1 Build: IC-192.6262.58

I'm using jdk-11.0.2

See https://stackoverflow.com/a/42660624/104891. If it's not the case, share the [Minimal, Complete, and Verifiable example](https://stackoverflow.com/help/mcve). — CrazyCoder, Aug 31 '19 at 23:57

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 31 '19 at 21:21

This is most likely due to the selected directory configuration. IntelliJ uses the configuration under Tools/Terminal in your settings to select what directory to start in. You haven't provided any screenshots, but if this doesn't work, type pwd into the terminal and share it here, we might be able to see the problem.

Regardless, you shouldn't be running your programs through the integrated terminal, and instead via the "Run" tab in the top right. Remember to edit the configurations and add C:\Users\General_Sherman\IdeaProjects\Assignment3\ as a part of the Working Directory argument. This is what a configuration would look like.

IntelliJ Terminal - updated and no longer able to run scripts from terminal

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