Broadcast input
Broadcast sends what you type to many terminals at once — ask five agents the same question, run the same command in every checkout, or stop them all with one Ctrl+C.
Written for PATerminal v1.8.3
Broadcast to several sessions
- Click Broadcast in the toolbar.
- In Broadcast targets, check the sessions that should receive your typing. The current session is always included; Select every session checks them all. Each row shows its group and pane count.
- Press Broadcast to N sessions.
While broadcasting, the button reads Broadcasting (N) and target sessions are marked in the sidebar. Keystrokes, quick phrases, and dropped file paths go to every pane of every target — including sessions you aren't looking at.
Broadcast inside one session
Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+B toggles broadcasting to all panes of the current session only, without opening the dialog.
Stop broadcasting
Click the button again (or press Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+B). Targets are forgotten when you stop and are never saved, so you can't accidentally broadcast after a restart. A target session that you close simply drops out.
Everything you type goes to every target, including Enter and Ctrl+C. Check the target count on the button before running anything destructive.
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