Terminator Cheat Sheet

June 9, 2022 ยท View on GitHub

Splitting Windows

CommandAction
Ctrl+Shift+Evertical split
Ctrl+Shift+Ohorizontal split
Alt+ArrowKeysNavigate terminals
Ctrl+Shift+Pfocus be active on the previous view
Ctrl+Shift+Nfocus be active on the next view
Ctrl+Shift+Wclose the view where the focus is on
Ctrl+Shift+Qexit terminator
Ctrl+Shift+Xfocus active window and enlarge it
Ctrl+Shift+IOpen a new window
Alt+LOpen Layout Launcher

Grouping & Broadcasting

CommandAction
Ctrl+GGroup All
Ctrl+Shift+GUngroup All
Super+TGroup Tab
Super+Shift+TUngroup Tab
Alt+ABroadcast to all terminals
Alt+GBroadcast to Grouped terminals
Alt+OBroadcast off
F11Toggle window to fullscreen
Ctrl+Shift+XMax. current terminal (toggle)
Ctrl+Shift+ZZoom current terminal (toggle)
Ctrl+Shift+Alt+AHide the initial window
CommandAction
Alt+UpFocus on the terminal above
Alt+DnFocus on the terminal below
Alt+LeftFocus on the terminatl left
Alt+RightFocus on the terminal right
Ctrl+TabMove to next terminal in open window
Ctrl+Shift+TabMove to previous terminal in open window
Ctrl+PgUpMove to next Tab
Ctrl+PgDnMove to previous Tab

Organisation

CommandAction
Ctrl+Shift+RightMove parent dragbar Right
Ctrl+Shift+LeftMove parent dragbar Left
Ctrl+Shift+UpMove parent dragbar Up
Ctrl+Shift+DownMove parent dragbar Down
Ctrl+Shift+PgUpSwap tab position with next Tab
Ctrl+Shift+PgDnSwap tab position with previous Tab
Super+RRotate terminal clockwise
Super+Shift+RRotate terminal counter-clockwise

mis

CommandAction
Ctrl+Shift+CCopy selected text to clipboard
Ctrl+Shift+VPaste clipboard text
Ctrl+Shift+SHide/Show Scrollbar
Ctrl+Shift+FSearch within terminal scrollback
Ctrl+Shift+RReset terminal state
Ctrl+Shift+GReset terminal state and clear window
Ctrl+PlusIncrease font size
Ctrl+MinusDecrease font size
Ctrl+ZeroRestore font size to original settings
Ctrl+Alt+WRename window title
Ctrl+Alt+ARename tab title
Ctrl+Alt+XRename terminal title
Super+1Insert terminal number
Super+0Insert padded terminal number
Ctrl+Shift+TOpen new tab

Launcher parameters

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

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/