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Wezterm Shortcuts

Source: https://wezfurlong.org/wezterm/features.html

Description Shortcut
Command Palette Ctrl + Shift + P
Paste Shift + Insert
Panes - Split Ctrl + Shift + Alt + % (horizontal) or “ (vertical)
Panes - Move between Ctrl + Shift + Arrow keys
Tab - Change tabs Ctrl + Tab
Tab - Next, Previous Ctrl + Page Up / Page Down
Tab - Open new tab Ctrl + Shift + t
Tab - Close tab Ctrl + Shift + w
Panel, Split Vertical Ctrl + Shift + Alt + “
Panel, Split Horizontal Ctrl + Shift + Alt + %
Panel, Activate panel in direction Ctrl + Shift + left arrow, right arrrow
  • Command palette example use cases: open new shell
Description Shortcut
Search, from any mode Ctrl + Shift + f
Searchable Scrollback Shift + Page Up / Page Down
Searchable Scrollback, copy selected text Ctrl + Shift + c
Search results, cycle pattern to match like case sensitive Ctrl + r
Search results, navigate Arrow keys or Enter or Ctrl + P/N
Search results, clear search pattern Ctrl + u
Search, leave Esc
Description Shortcut
Activate Ctrl + Shift + x
Copy common patterns Ctrl + Shift + Space
Copy selected Ctrl + Shift + c
Copy selected and exit (yank) y
Exit Esc
Toggle - cell select v
Toggle - line select Shift + v
Toggle - rectangle select Ctrl + v

Other select navigation is similar to Vim

Hinted selection of common or configured patterns. Select hinted item to copy to clipboard or paste.

Description Shortcut
Quick Select activate Ctrl + Shift + Space
Quick Select off Esc
Description Shortcut
New Window Super + N
Tabs navigation Super + T, Super + Shift + [ or ], Super + [1-9]
Font size + or - / zoom C-S– or C-S-=

Record a terminal session as an asciicast: wezterm record