terminal-emulatorkitty

Split screen in Kitty


I would like to split screen of my terminal (kitty). I know it's possible but there doesn't seem to be a shortcut (pre-made or that I can add to kitty.conf file. I also saw an option for typing a command but I don't understand where this command needs to be typed (and is annoying to type a command to split screen each time).

Sidenote: There is no existing tag for 'Kitty' and I can't create it either.

Thanks


Solution

  • As Kitty's document specifies, you can have both tabs and split screens (Kitty calls them "windows").


    Tab:

    New tab: ctrl + shift + t (also + t on macOS)

    Close tab: ctrl + shift + q (also + w on macOS)

    Next tab: ctrl + shift + right (also + and + + ] on macOS)

    Previous tab: ctrl + shift + left (also + + and + + [ on macOS)


    Window (split screen within the main Kitty window):

    New window: ctrl + shift + enter (also + on macOS)

    Close window: ctrl + shift + w (also + + d on macOS)

    Next window: ctrl + shift + ]

    Previous window: ctrl + shift + [

    After opening a new window (split screen), if you don't like the layout, you can try different layouts by pressing ctrl + shift + l until you find a layout that you like.


    OS window:

    New OS window: ctrl + shift + n (also + n on macOS)