These windows give access to the various scripting languages supported by GPS, and allow you to type commands such as editing a file or compiling without using the menu items or the mouse.
An OS shell window is now also available in GPS, providing a simple access
to the underlying OS shell as defined by the SHELL or COMSPEC
environment variables.
To show the shell consoles, select the menu Tools->Consoles.
See Scripting GPS for more information on using scripting languages within GPS.
You can use the <up> and <down> keys to navigate through the history of commands.