diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/core/ICDTLaunchConfigurationConstants.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/core/ICDTLaunchConfigurationConstants.java
index 71fb4d5c6b9..ba9cd166a45 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/core/ICDTLaunchConfigurationConstants.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/core/ICDTLaunchConfigurationConstants.java
@@ -68,6 +68,12 @@ public interface ICDTLaunchConfigurationConstants {
 	 */
 	public static final String ATTR_PLATFORM = CDT_LAUNCH_ID + ".PLATFFORM"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 
+	/**
+	 * Launch configuration attribute key. The value is a boolean specifiying whether
+	 * to connect a terminal to the processed stdin/stdout
+	 */
+	public static final String ATTR_USE_TERMINAL = CDT_LAUNCH_ID + ".use_terminal";
+
 	/**
 	 * Launch configuration attribute key. The value is the debugger id used
 	 * when launching a C/C++ application for debug.
@@ -225,4 +231,5 @@ public interface ICDTLaunchConfigurationConstants {
 	 * Status code indicating an unexpected internal error.
 	 */
 	public static final int ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR = 150;
+
 }
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