As the title suggests, how can I open multiple terminal windows in a single terminal window. I would like to have some sore of tab options like we have in our browsers. Is there any app that could do this?
Not sure as that's not a need of mine. What I like is setting up a bunch of profiles with differing working folders, or that ssh to various other systems.
I found out a way to horizontally and vertically open multiple window panes in a single big monolithic window. But I'm not able to get to that window when I close open iTerm2. I can get back the same old window by clicking Window, restore old window. But I would want to save that once click. Let me check if I could explore more on saving that one click.
Joe Harry wrote:I found out a way to horizontally and vertically open multiple window panes in a single big monolithic window. But I'm not able to get to that window when I close open iTerm2. I can get back the same old window by clicking Window, restore old window. But I would want to save that once click. Let me check if I could explore more on saving that one click.
Almost after 3 months, I accidentally found a way to have the horizontal or vertical panes in a tab point to a different directory. Here is how to do it:
(1) Open Profiles and click Edit Profiles
(2) Select a profile as default
(3) Open the tab that you want multiple panes
(4) Select horizontal or vertical
(5) The new horizontal or vertical pane opens with the default window
So, the next time when you want to use a different location in a horizontal or vertical pane, just make that as your default and off you go.
Andrew Monkhouse
author and jackaroo
Marshal Commander
As an alternate, you might want to consider using the GNU Screen software. As shown in the screen capture, you can use it to set up multiple terminals within a single terminal. Some differences between what it provides and what you are doing:
It works on most *nix systems, so it doesn't matter whether you are using iTerm2 or not
You can disconnect from screen and later resume the connection, even if you had connected via telnet or ssh - you can disconnect from the server totally if you wish, then resume where you left off
Applications keep running in disconnected sessions. So if you have some long running process, you can start it in a screen session, disconnect, and do other things, knowing that you can come back to it later.
0
![[Thumbnail for Screen Shot 2013-02-11 at 6.09.25 PM.png]](/t/599151/a/4011/Screen Shot 2013-02-11 at 6.09.25 PM.png "Filename: Screen Shot 2013-02-11 at 6.09.25 PM.png
Description:")
