iterm2 cheatsheet

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Tabs and Windows

Function	Shortcut
New Tab	⌘ + T
Close Tab or Window	⌘ + W (same as many mac apps)
Go to Tab	⌘ + Number Key (ie: ⌘2 is 2nd tab)
Go to Split Pane by Direction	⌘ + Option + Arrow Key
Cycle iTerm Windows	⌘ + backtick (true of all mac apps and works with desktops/mission control)
Splitting
Split Window Vertically (same profile)	⌘ + D
Split Window Horizontally (same profile)	⌘ + Shift + D (mnemonic: shift is a wide horizontal key)
Moving
Move a pane with the mouse	⌘ + Alt + Shift and then drag the pane from anywhere
Fullscreen
Fullscreen	⌘+ Enter
Maximize a pane	⌘ + Shift + Enter (use with fullscreen to temp fullscreen a pane!)
Resize Pane	Ctrl + ⌘ + Arrow (given you haven't mapped this to something else)
Less Often Used By Me
Go to Split Pane by Order of Use	⌘ + ] , ⌘ + [
Split Window Horizontally (new profile)	Option + ⌘ + H
Split Window Vertically (new profile)	Option + ⌘ + V
Previous Tab	⌘+ Left Arrow (I usually move by tab number)
Next Tab	⌘+ Right Arrow
Go to Window	⌘ + Option + Number

Basic Moves

Function	Shortcut
Move back one character	Ctrl + B
Move forward one character	Ctrl + F
Delete current character	Ctrl + D
Delete previous word (in shell)	Ctrl + W

Moving Faster

A lot of shell shortcuts work in iterm and it's good to learn these because arrow keys, home/end keys and Mac equivalents don't always work. For example ⌘ + Left Arrow is usually the same as Home (go to beginning of current line) but that doesn't work in the shell. Home works in many apps but it takes you away from the home row.

Function	Shortcut
Move to the start of line	Ctrl + A or Home
Move to the end of line	Ctrl + E or End
Move forward a word	Option + F
Move backward a word	Option + B
Set Mark	⌘ + M
Jump to Mark	⌘ + J
Moving by word on a line (this is a shell thing but passes through fine)	Ctrl + Left/Right Arrow
Cursor Jump with Mouse (shell and vim - might depend on config)	Option + Left Click

Copy and Paste with iTerm without using the mouse

I don't use this feature too much.

Function	Shortcut
Enter Copy Mode	Shift + ⌘ + C
Enter Character Selection Mode in Copy Mode	Ctrl + V
Move cursor in Copy Mode	HJKL vim motions or arrow keys
Copy text in Copy Mode	Ctrl + K

Copy actions goes into the normal system clipboard which you can paste like normal.

Search the Command History

Function	Shortcut
Search as you type	Ctrl + R and type the search term; Repeat Ctrl + R to loop through result
Search the last remembered search term	Ctrl + R twice
End the search at current history entry	Ctrl + Y
Cancel the search and restore original line	Ctrl + G

Misc

Function	Shortcut
Clear the screen/pane (when Ctrl + L won't work)	⌘ + K (I use this all the time)
Broadcast command to all panes in window (nice when needed!)	⌘ + Alt + I (again to toggle)
Find Cursor	⌘ + / or use a theme or cursor shape that is easy to see

Thank you. As a new iTerm user this is very helpful.

You are missing ⌘ + Shift + i to input across all tabs and Ctrl + l to clear the window

why denied?

Thanks!! One more: ctrl + ⌘ + Arrow for resizing active pane.

Can iTerm2 Fullscreen in split terminal?

option + f and option + b doesn't work if you don't set your option key in preferences > keys

can we fire command at a time in multiple windows?

paraggit .... you can do in multiple tabs using ⌘ + Shift + i . Not sure about multiple windows.

Is there anyway to clear the output of the previous command?

On my last laptop I used to be able to press Ctrl + s to do a forward search in the case that I pressed Ctrl + r one too many times and need to search forward once or twice. Is there a config that I need to change to restore this functionality?

Good Job

I find it might be useful to add "Cmd + w" to close the split window in the cheatsheet:)

Oh man, this blew up and gists don't notify on updates. I will incorporate the suggestions. But Cmd+w is pretty global on mac @Jonathan-UIUC :)

thanks, nice job

Option + Left mouse click to move cursor easily.

Broadcast command to all panes in window help a lot! thx

cmd + / to focus where the cursor. helpful when multiple applications are on opened on one desktop. also when split screens are used.

⌘ + Shift + arrow-up
⌘ + Shift + arrow-down

For navigating marks. If shell integration is enabled all commands are marked automatically, and you can quickly go to previous commands and their output.

The undo doesn't seem to be correct?

The undo doesn't seem to be correct?

Fixed! Thanks @simonewebdesign .

why does some of the hotkeys not work for me? Do I need to arrange it or it come with the app?

Awesome!