# How to print text to console?

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-print-text-to-console/35725>\
**Category:** Coding Questions\
**Created:** [March 14, 2022, 6:23am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-print-text-to-console/35725 "2022-03-14T06:23:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![bigboss97](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/47e85d/32.png) [@bigboss97](https://discourse.processing.org/u/bigboss97)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2022, 6:23am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-print-text-to-console/35725/1 "2022-03-14T06:23:21Z")

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I’m using Processing 3.5.4 (Windows 10) and I want to write a command line app with arguments and text output to the console. I found this:  
[handling command line arguments in a sketch](https://forum.processing.org/two/discussion/23924/handling-command-line-arguments-in-a-sketch.html)  
I exported the code to Windows exe and ran it as command line. But I couldn’t see any text message.  
My question, how do I get the text output to the console where I entered the command?

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**Author:** ![Chrisir](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/chrisir/32/45_2.png) [@Chrisir](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Chrisir)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2022, 6:56am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-print-text-to-console/35725/2 "2022-03-14T06:56:06Z")

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Short answer: don’t make an exe, run program in processing IDE. Console is in the lower window