ITerm2

lastmod 2020-08-04created 2016-01-2910 edits

Default Preference settings

• Keys
  • Key Mappings
    • Ctrl+Shift+D: Split Vertically with "Default" Profile
    • Ctrl+Shift+E: Split Horizontally with "Default" Profile
    • Ctrl+[: Previous Pane
    • Ctrl+]: Next Pane
    • Ctrl+Shift+T: New Tab with Profile

word jump

• Use ⌥ ← and ⌥→ to jump forwards / backwards words in iTerm 2, on OS X

First, select the following menu in iTerm.

Preference > Profiles > Keys Tab > Key Mappings

Then proceed as follows.

1. First you need to set your left ⌥ key to act as an escape character.
2. Second you need to either locate the current shortcut for ⌥ ← or create a new one, in the Profile Shortcut Keys, with the following settings:
   • Keyboard Shortcut: ⌥←
   • Action: Send Escape Sequence
   • Esc+: b
3. Third, repeat for the ⌥→ keyboard shortcut with the following settings:
   • Keyboard Shortcut: ⌥→
   • Action: Send Escape Sequence
   • Esc+: f

Open new tabs in iTerm in the current directory

• Open new tabs in iTerm in the current directory

Preferences > Profiles > General > Working Directory > "Reuse previous session’s directory"

See also

• Terminal emulator