iTerm2 Cheatsheet

Tabs and Windows

Function	Shortcut
New Window	`⌘` + `n`
Go to Window	`Option` + `⌘` + `Number`
Fullscreen	`⌘`+ `Enter`
Fullscreen current split pane	`Shift` + `⌘`+ `Enter`
New Tab	`⌘` + `t`
Go to Tab	`⌘` + `Number`
Previous Tab	`⌘`+ `Left Arrow`
Next Tab	`⌘`+ `Right Arrow`
Exposé Tabs incl Search	`Option` + `⌘`+ e
Split Window Horizontally (same profile)	`Shift` + `⌘` + `d`
Split Window Vertically (same profile)	`⌘` + `d`
Split Window Horizontally (new profile)	`Shift` + `Option` + `⌘` + `h`
Split Window Vertically (new profile)	`Shift` + `Option` + `⌘` + `v`
Go to Split Pane by Direction	`Option` + `⌘` + `Arrow`
Go to Split Pane by Order of Use	`⌘` + `]` , `⌘` + `[`
Close current tab (or splitted part)	`Option` + `w` example here
Close ALL tabs	`Shift` + `Option` + `w`
Undo close (within 5s)	`⌘` + `z`
Set Mark	`Shift` + `⌘` + `m`
Jump to Mark	`Shift` + `⌘` + `J`

Basic Moves

Function	Shortcut
Move back one character	`Ctrl` + `b`
Move forward one character	`Ctrl` + `f`
Delete current character	`Ctrl` + `d`
Delete previous character	`Backspace`

Moving Faster

Function	Shortcut
Move to the start of line	`Ctrl` + `a`
Move to the end of line	`Ctrl` + `e`
Move forward a word	`Option` + `f`
Move backward a word	`Option` + `b`

Cut, Copy and Paste

Function	Shortcut
Undo	`Ctrl` + `-`
Clear the screen	`⌘` + `k` or `Ctrl` + `l`
Show paste history	`Shift` + `⌘` + `h`

Delete from cursor to the end of line | Ctrl + k Copy from cursor to the start of word | Option + Backspace Copy from cursor to previous whitespace | Ctrl + w Paste the last copied text | Ctrl + w Loop through and paste previously copy text | Option + y Loop through and paste the last argument of previous commands | Option + .

General Command Line Helpers

Function	Shortcut
Auto-Completion hints	`Ctrl` + `;`
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`

Other stuff

Function	Shortcut
Instant replay for a window	`Option` + `⌘` + `b`
Navigate in replay	`Left Arrow`, `Right Arrow`

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