ITERM2 PROFILES PRO

MOSS selected iTerm2 for a security audit because it processes untrusted data and it is widely used, including by high-risk targets (like developers and system administrators). The cursor will now “jump” over entire words as it does on other applications. iTerm2 is one of the most popular terminal emulators in the world, and frequently used by developers. Click “OK”.Ĭlose the menu and begin using the Alt and the left/right arrows immediately. This time, in the “Esc +” field, type lowercase “f”. Open the same context menu for Alt plus right ⌥→ and again change the action to “Send Escape Sequence”. In the “Esc +” field, type lowercase “b” and click “OK”. Double click it.Ĭhange the action from “Send Hex Code” to “Send Escape Sequence” (you might have to scroll a bit to find this).

The current pane will be moved to share half its. Move Session to Split Pane - After invoking this, click a different session. Duplicate Tab - Creates another tab exactly like the current one. New Tab with Profile - Creates a new tab with a profile you specify here. Within the “Key Mappings” pane, find the mapping for the Alt and left keys, which will look like this: ⌥←. New Window with Profile - Creates a new window with a profile you specify here. Open the “Preferences” menu: either find it in the “iTerm2” dropdown menu along the top of the screen or press the Cmd and comma keys.

ITERM2 PROFILES PRO

Note: I refer to the “Alt” key throughout this post, which is the text written on my old 2013 MacBook Pro keyboard, but this is normally called the “Option” key in MacOS. With a little config, you can change this behaviour, which I’ll explain below.

However, on first install, you can’t use the Option or Alt key (this key: ⌥) as you would in other applications: you can’t skip or jump over words by pressing Alt and the left or right keys. It has many more handy features than Terminal, is free to download and is also open source 🎉. ITerm2 is a replacement for the default Terminal application on MacOS.

Iterm2 profiles