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iTerm Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet

A cheat sheet for 22 keyboard shortcuts in iTerm. This application is available only for macOS.

Multiple Terminals

Action Shortcut
New Tab Cmd + T
Previous Tab Cmd + Left
Next Tab Cmd + Right
Close Tab Cmd + W
Move Tab Right Shift + Cmd + Right
Move Tab Left Shift + Cmd + Left

Split Terminals

Action Shortcut
Split Vertically with Current Profile Cmd + D
Split Horizontally with Current Profile Cmd + Shift + D
Move to Next Pane Cmd + ]
Move to Previous Pane Cmd + [
Select Pane Above Opt + Cmd + Up
Select Pane Below Opt + Cmd + Down
Select Pane to the Left Opt + Cmd + Left
Select Pane to the Right Opt + Cmd + Right

Interacting with Terminal

Action Shortcut
Clear Screen Ctrl + L
Clear Buffer Cmd + K
Scroll Up Shift + PgUp
Scroll Down Shift + PgDown
Find Cmd + F

Changing Font Size

Action Shortcut
Increase Text Size Cmd + +
Decrease Text Size Cmd + -
Reset Text to Normal Size Cmd + 0