iterm2 shortcut cheat sheet

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Note: You may have to go into Preferences (⌘,) -> Profiles -> Keys and enable Left option (⌥) key acts as: +Esc for the option commands to work.

Modifier	Symbol
Option	⌥
Command	⌘
Control	⌃
Caps Lock	⇪
Shift	⇧

Tabs and Windows

Function	Shortcut
Previous Tab	⌘+ Left Arrow
Next Tab	⌘+ Right Arrow
Go to Tab	⌘ + Number
Go to Window	⌘ + Option + Number
Go to Split Pane by Direction	⌘ + Option + Arrow
Go to Split Pane by Order of Use	⌘ + ] , ⌘ + [
Split Window Horizontally (same profile)	⌘ + D
Split Window Vertically (same profile)	⌘ + d
Split Window Horizontally (new profile)	Option + ⌘ + H
Split Window Vertically (new profile)	Option + ⌘ + V
Set Mark	⌘ + M
Jump to Mark	⌘ + J

Basic Moves

Function	Shortcut
Move back one character	Ctrl + b
Move forward one character	Ctrl + f
Delete current character	Ctrl + d
Delete previous character	Backspace
Undo	Ctrl + -

Moving Faster

Function	Shortcut
Move to the start of line	Ctrl + a
Move to the end of line	Ctrl + e
Move forward a word	Option + f
Move backward a word	Option + b
Clear the screen	⌘ + k

Cut and Paste

Function	Shortcut
Cut from cursor to the end of line	Ctrl + k
Cut from cursor to the end of word	Option + d
Cut from cursor to the start of word	Option + Backspace
Cut from cursor to previous whitespace	Ctrl + w
Paste the last cut text	Ctrl + w
Loop through and paste previously cut text	Option + y
Loop through and paste the last argument of previous commands	Option + .

Search the Command History

Function	Shortcut
Search as you type	Ctrl + r and type the search term; Repeat Ctrl + r to loop through result
Search the last remembered search term	Ctrl + r twice
End the search at current history entry	Ctrl + y
Cancel the search and restore original line	Ctrl + g