Keyboard shortcuts

PATerminal only takes shortcuts that don't collide with your shell. On macOS, Ctrl+E, Ctrl+B, Ctrl+P and Ctrl+Shift+↑/↓ are left to readline and TUIs, so only the ⌘ versions are used there. Ctrl+D on its own is never taken — it stays EOF.

Written for PATerminal v1.8.3

Sessions and sidebar

ActionmacOSWindows
New session form⌘TCtrl+T
Next / previous sessionCtrl+Tab / Ctrl+Shift+TabCtrl+Tab / Ctrl+Shift+Tab
Session below / above in the sidebar⌘⇧↓ / ⌘⇧↑Ctrl+Shift+↓ / Ctrl+Shift+↑
Jump to session 1–9⌘1 … ⌘9Ctrl+1 … Ctrl+9
Show / hide the sidebar⌘BCtrl+B
Add a session to the selection⌘ + clickCtrl + click
Select a range of sessionsShift + clickShift + click

Panes and input

ActionmacOSWindows
Split right⌘⇧DCtrl+Shift+D
Split down⌘⇧SCtrl+Shift+S
Close the focused pane⌘⇧WCtrl+Shift+W
Broadcast to this session's panes (toggle)⌘⇧BCtrl+Shift+B
Copy selection⌘CCtrl+C (with a selection) or Ctrl+Shift+C
Paste⌘VCtrl+V or Ctrl+Shift+V
Note

On Windows, Ctrl+C without a selection still sends an interrupt (SIGINT) to the running program.

Git, phrases, and editors

ActionmacOSWindows
Open / close the Git window⌘ECtrl+E
Commit (in the Git window)⌘EnterCtrl+Enter
Pick a quick phrase⌘P, then Tab / ← →, Enter to insert, Esc to cancelCtrl+P, then the same keys
Save a file in the viewer⌘SCtrl+S
Session note: save / new line / cancelEnter / Shift+Enter / EscEnter / Shift+Enter / Esc
Close a dialog or overlayEscEsc

Folder browser

ActionKeys
Move through the list↑ ↓
Open the selected folderEnter or → at the end of the filter
Go up one levelBackspace or ← with an empty filter
Back / forwardAlt+← / Alt+→
Show hidden filesType . in the filter
CloseEsc

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