Terminal tabs

Open, rename, reorder, duplicate and close terminal tabs, and use the tab menu.

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Terminal tabs

Every terminal, SFTP browser and remote file editor opens as a tab in the strip above the terminal. Tabs belong to the vault they were opened from, or to Local Terminals for shells on this computer.

Open a tab

  • ⌘N / Ctrl+N — a new local shell, on the terminals page you're on.
  • The + button at the end of the strip opens your default shell. Its caret lists every shell found on this computer (Open a shell).
  • Double-click a host, or use Connect in its menu, for an SSH tab.

In a vault, the first item in the strip is Back to vault — it returns to the vault so you can pick another host.

What the tab shows

  • A dot for the session's health: it turns red once the session has ended. SFTP tabs show a folder icon instead, and editor tabs a page icon with an amber dot for unsaved changes.
  • A number when the tab is split into panes.
  • A pulsing red dot while the session is being recorded.
  • A broadcast icon while input goes to every pane.
  • An X11 badge when GUI forwarding is live, with the number of GUI apps connected.

Rename, reorder, close

  • Rename — double-click the tab, type, then press Enter. Esc cancels.
  • Reorder — drag a tab. A bar shows where it will land.
  • Close — the × on the tab, a middle-click, or ⌘W / Ctrl+W.
  • Switch — Ctrl+Tab and Ctrl+Shift+Tab.

The tab menu

Right-click a tab:

Item What it does
Reconnect / Restart shell Shown when the session has ended. Same as pressing R.
Duplicate (new SSH session) A second, independent connection to the same host. For an SFTP tab: Duplicate (new SFTP session).
Duplicate For a local shell: the same shell, in the same folder.
Rename Edit the tab title.
Start recording / Stop recording Records the focused pane. Pro.
Move left / Move right Reorder without dragging.
Close, Close other tabs, Close tabs to the right A split tab says how many panes it closes.

Editor tabs have no Duplicate: one file, one editor.

Tips

  • Switching vaults doesn't restart anything. Tabs in other vaults keep running and keep their scrollback.
  • When no tab has focus, ⌘W / Ctrl+W hides the window instead of closing anything.

Split panes · Reconnect & ended sessions · Keyboard shortcuts

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