Terminal Shortcuts (iTerm2)

This section provides keyboard shortcuts for iTerm2 Terminal of MacOS.

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• CMD + N
  • To open a new terminal window
• CMD + `
  • To switch between the different terminal windows
• CMD + T
  • To open a new tab in the same terminal window
• CMD + W
  • To close a tab
• CMD + ←
  • To select the left tab in the same terminal window
• CMD + →
  • To select the right tab in the same terminal window
• CMD + D
  • To split a tab vertically into two splitted panes
• CMD + SHIFT + D
  • To split a tab horizontally into two splitted panes
• CMD + OPT + ← or CMD + [
  • To select left pane in splitted terminal tab
• CMD + OPT + → or CMD + ]
  • To select right pane in splitted terminal tab
• CMD + OPT + ↑
  • To select above pane in splitted terminal tab
• CMD + OPT + ↓
  • To select below pane in splitted terminal tab
• CTRL + SHIFT + R
  • To search for a previously used command
• CTRL + L
  • To clear the terminal
• CTRL + A
  • To move to the beginning of the line
• CTRL + E
  • To move to the end of the line
• To clear the complete line
  • CTRL + U
  • or you can use combination of 2 commands
    • CTRL + A then CTRL + K
• CTRL + W
  • To clear a word
• CTRL + Y
  • To recall a deleted command