# MCUXpresso Terminal

MCUXpresso Terminal is designed to enable command-line interaction with imported repositories.

Like any other terminal, it can be opened by navigating to Terminal -> New Terminal and selecting it from the menu.

![Open Terminal](./pictures/nxp-terminal-open.png)

Upon opening, the terminal will prompt you to choose a repository type.

![Terminal Menu](./pictures/nxp-terminal-menu.png)

Based on your selection, if there are any imported repositories of that type, the terminal will display a list and ask you to choose one.

![Terminal Repo Menu](./pictures/nxp-terminal-repo-menu.png)

Once a repository is selected, the terminal will activate the Python virtual environment (unless disabled in the settings) and set the current working directory to the root of the chosen repository.