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iTerm2

Feature-rich terminal emulator for macOS with split panes, search, and customization

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Platform

Tabs and Windows

ActionShortcut
New Tab⌘+T
New Window⌘+N
Previous Tab⌘+←
Next Tab⌘+→
Close Tab or Window⌘+W
Move Tab Right⇧+⌘+→
Move Tab Left⇧+⌘+←
Go to Tab 1-9⌘+1+9
Cycle iTerm Windows⌘+`
Fullscreen⌘+↩

Split Panes

ActionShortcut
Split Vertically (same profile)⌘+D
Split Horizontally (same profile)⇧+⌘+D
Split Vertically (new profile)⌥+⌘+V
Split Horizontally (new profile)⌥+⌘+H
Go to Next Pane⌘+]
Go to Previous Pane⌘+[
Select Pane Above⌥+⌘+↑
Select Pane Below⌥+⌘+↓
Select Pane Left⌥+⌘+←
Select Pane Right⌥+⌘+→
Resize Pane Left⌃+⌘+←
Resize Pane Right⌃+⌘+→
Resize Pane Up⌃+⌘+↑
Resize Pane Down⌃+⌘+↓
Maximize Pane⇧+⌘+↩
Move Pane (drag)⌥+⇧+⌘drag

Cursor and Selection

ActionShortcut
Move Back One Character⌃+B
Move Forward One Character⌃+F
Delete Current Character⌃+D
Delete Previous Word⌃+W
Move to Start of Line⌃+A
Move to End of Line⌃+E
Move Forward a Word⌥+F
Move Backward a Word⌥+B
Clear Line Before Cursor⌃+U
Clear Line After Cursor⌃+K
Transpose Characters⌃+T
Set Mark⌘+M
Jump to Mark⌘+J
Enter Copy Mode⇧+⌘+C

Command History

ActionShortcut
Search as You Type⌃+R
Previous Command⌃+P
Next Command⌃+N
End Search at Current Entry⌃+Y
Cancel Search⌃+G

Font Size

ActionShortcut
Make Text Bigger⌘++
Make Text Smaller⌘+-
Normal Text Size⌘+0

Scrolling and Buffer

ActionShortcut
Clear Window⌃+L
Clear Buffer⌘+K
Scroll Up⇧PageUp
Scroll Down⇧PageDown
Scroll to Top⌘+Home
Scroll to Bottom⌘+End

Find

ActionShortcut
Find⌘+F
Find Next⌘+G
Find Previous⇧+⌘+G
Find Cursor⌘+\

Broadcast

ActionShortcut
Broadcast Input to All Panes⌘+⌥+I
Toggle Broadcast Input⌘+⌥+⇧+I

Miscellaneous

ActionShortcut
Open Preferences⌘or
Toggle Timestamps⌘+⇧+E
Reveal in Finder⌘+⇧+R
Cursor Jump with Mouse⌥Click
Open URL at Cursor⌘Click