Preferences → Profile → Keys add the following shortcuts: ⌥← Send Escape Sequence Esc+ b ⌥→ Send Escape Sequence Esc+ f ⌘← Send Escape Sequence Esc+ [H ⌘→ Send Escape Sequence Esc+ [F ⌘←Delete Send Hex Code 0x18 0x7f (add bindkey “^X\\x7f” backward-kill-line to .zshrc if you use zShell) ⌥←Delete Send Hex Code 0x1B 0x08 … Read more
Autocomplete in iTerm2 activates by pressing cmd + ;
Follow the directions in this superuser answer which describes using the iTerm custom key bindings to map ⌥ + ⇧ + ← to select by word. Its smart to make new key mappings in a profile to test it out, rather than the main keys preference. Suggested keybindings iTerm: Preferences > Profiles > Keys Click … Read more
The latest version of Iterm2 does this almost out of the box. After installing it, check that you have 2 profiles, one called Default and one called hotkey window. If you have to go to the Keys tab, select the hotkey you want to use (I have it set to CTRL+~) and select the hotkey … Read more
I’m on Sierra using iTerm 3.1 and I have the option under window to put the screen where the cursor is (bottom right drop down options). I’m using it with a hotkey.
Found the answer on this blog but I’ll repeat it here for the sake of preservation. Open iTerm2’s preferences, using the menu or ⌘+, Select Profiles from the menu bar Select the Window tab Drag the transparency slider to suit your needs
It looks like you can just select “Open with editor…” in advanced settings > semantic history now
Attention! See Update3 for new iTerm versions (works for 2.1.5) Original Answer This command allows iTerm to work over fullscreen apps defaults write ~/Applications/iTerm.app/Contents/Info LSUIElement true But it hides iTerm’s context menu. To access iTerm’s preferences, right-click on the tabs bar and select the proper menu item; or focus on any iTerm’s window and press … Read more
Go to System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts -> Services -> Files and Folders and give preferred shortcuts. The shortcut will open iTerm at the selected folder, instead of from the folder that has been opened.
One of the options for a profile is which directory to use when creating a session with that profile. The default is to use your home directory, but you can change that to use the previous directory instead. You can change this setting in the default profile (allowing you to continue using ⌘–T), or you … Read more