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Cheat Sheet for Terminator

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Terminator Cheat Sheet

Splitting Windows

Command Action
Ctrl+Shift+E vertical split
Ctrl+Shift+O horizontal split
Alt+ArrowKeys Navigate terminals
Ctrl+Shift+P focus be active on the previous view
Ctrl+Shift+N focus be active on the next view
Ctrl+Shift+W close the view where the focus is on
Ctrl+Shift+Q exit terminator
Ctrl+Shift+X focus active window and enlarge it
Ctrl+Shift+I Open a new window
Alt+L Open Layout Launcher

Grouping & Broadcasting

Command Action
Ctrl+G Group All
Ctrl+Shift+G Ungroup All
Ctrl+T Group Tab
Ctrl+Shift+T Ungroup Tab
Alt+A Broadcast to all terminals
Alt+G Broadcast to Grouped terminals
Alt+O Broadcast off
F11 Toggle window to fullscreen
Ctrl+Shift+X Max. current terminal (toggle)
Ctrl+Shift+Z Zoom current terminal (toggle)
Ctrl+Shift+Alt+A Hide the initial window

Navigation

Command Action
Alt+Up Focus on the terminal above
Alt+Dn Focus on the terminal below
Alt+Left Focus on the terminatl left
Alt+Right Focus on the terminal right
Ctrl+Tab Move to next terminal in open window
Ctrl+Shift+Tab Move to previous terminal in open window
Ctrl+PgUp Move to next Tab
Ctrl+PgDn Move to previous Tab

Organisation

Command Action
Ctrl+Shift+Right Move parent dragbar Right
Ctrl+Shift+Left Move parent dragbar Left
Ctrl+Shift+Up Move parent dragbar Up
Ctrl+Shift+Down Move parent dragbar Down
Ctrl+Shift+PgUp Swap tab position with next Tab
Ctrl+Shift+PgDn Swap tab position with previous Tab
Super+R Rotate terminal clockwise
Super+Shift+R Rotate terminal counter-clockwise

mis

Command Action
Ctrl+Shift+C Copy selected text to clipboard
Ctrl+Shift+V Paste clipboard text
Ctrl+Shift+S Hide/Show Scrollbar
Ctrl+Shift+F Search within terminal scrollback
Ctrl+Shift+R Reset terminal state
Ctrl+Shift+G Reset terminal state and clear window
Ctrl+Plus Increase font size
Ctrl+Minus Decrease font size
Ctrl+Zero Restore font size to original settings
Ctrl+Alt+W Rename window title
Ctrl+Alt+A Rename tab title
Ctrl+Alt+X Rename terminal title
Super+1 Insert terminal number
Super+0 Insert padded terminal number

Launcher parameters

  • -m ... maximize
  • -b ... borderless – works well with Gnome2 but is a bit redundant with Unity as a maximised window is borderless anyway
  • -T ... sets the title

Links

http://www.linuxnov.com/the-complete-guide-to-configure-terminator-terminal-emulator-layouts/
http://askubuntu.com/questions/158159/how-do-i-get-terminator-to-start-up-with-my-custom-layout
http://blog.al4.co.nz/2011/05/getting-the-most-out-of-terminator/
https://www.cheatography.com/elpedro/cheat-sheets/terminator/pdf/

Terminator Documentation

https://terminator-gtk3.readthedocs.io/