iTerm2: Useful Tips and Tricks

Some useful Tips and Tricks using iTerm2. Let me know in the comments which ones you learned about from the video and feel free to share new ones as well. Enjoy!

[roydonk]

Command+Q is a dangerous shortcut to assign, as it quits most programs you're in. Have to be certain you're currently acting under your Finder.

[LawrenceCarrington]

Great videos - short, brief and to the point: thanks for sharing!

[aishwaryag]

iTerm2 -> Preferences -> Profile -> Keys

+ (add key)

skip forward:
keyboard shortcut: ctrl + f
action: send escape
esc + f

skip backwards:
keyboard shortcut: ctrl + d
action: send escape
esc + b

System preferences -> keyboard ->shortcuts -> services
Under files and folderd, check the box and add a shortcut key (command + t ) for “New Iterm2 window Here"


clearing the screen - command + R

command + d
command +[
Command +]



Create window configuration:

horizontal split: command + option + H
vertical split: command +option + V

Save arrangement: command + shift + S

Launch arrangement: command + shift + R

open links: command + click

[arnaudrochez]

To clear the iterm screen you could also use `control + L` :)

[haciendadad]

To go to the end of the line is Control -e, not Control-a even though he says "a" he means "e" because you can see the keyboard in the video show he is pressing "e".

[ollenygard]

Command+Q. Tested it and the video disappeared :(