# Debug Shell View

The Debug Shell View displays the result of evaluating an expression in the context of the current stack frame. You can evaluate and display a selection either from the editor or directly from the Debug Shell View.

The commands available in the debug shell view are listed below.

Debug Shell View Commands
Command | Name | Description | Availability
--- | --- | --- | ---
| Clear | Clears the current contents of the view. | Context menu and view action
| Copy | Copies the selected statements to the system clipboard. | Context menu
| Content Assist | Opens the content assist popup for context sensitive coding assistance | Context menu
| Cut | Copies the selected statements to the system clipboard and removes them from the view. | Context menu
| Display | Displays the result of the selected statement inline in the view. | Context menu and view action
| Execute | Runs the selected statement. This action is analogous to running the statement in normal code. | Context menu and view action
| Find/Replace | Allows you to search for and replace specific statements, or portions of statements | Context menu
| Inspect Result | Allows you to inspect what the return value of the selected statement will be. | Context menu and view action
| Paste | Copies material from the system clipboard into the view | Context menu
| Select All | Selects all of the statements in the view | Context menu

### Related Concepts

Java views
Java perspectives

### Related Tasks

Evaluating expressions

### Related References

Views and editors