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5answers
188 views

Are there any global key combinations suitable or specifically reserved on OS X for user assignment?

I'm trying to identify an appropriate global hotkey to set in iTerm2's preferences for showing/hiding it: I'd like to avoid any conflicts with other applications' hotkeys or other future use. Are ...
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1answer
100 views

iTerm2 save window/tabs on exit?

I tried to save a window arrangement but when I open iTerm it opens two windows: one with my saved arrangement one with no arrangements How can I make iTerm2 remember my Window/tabs layout?
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1answer
159 views

Control not working in iTerm 2 when using Programmer Dvorak keyboard layout

I'm using the Programmer Dvorak keyboard layout and found that the Control key does not work in iTerm 2. Emacs is unusable as a result, and I can't interrupt processes with Ctrl-C. Interestingly, the ...
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2answers
225 views

How to customise .inputrc to make command-delete and alt delete delete line and word in terminal?

I'd like to add a little bit of consistency between editing text on the terminal and editing text in normal OSX programs. I use iTerm2, but I imagine any solution would involve using readline and ...
2
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1answer
164 views

Do I need to buy Growl in order to use the iterm2 grown feature?

Seems the notification is not working, or do I need to buy the Growl from App Store in order to use?
4
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3answers
689 views

Is it possible to have bash escape spaces in pwd?

I'd like to copy the current directory to the clipboard, something like: pwd | pbcopy. However, pwd does not escape the space, so something in "Application Support", for example, doesn't copy ...
2
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0answers
136 views

How to change color profiles on ssh iterm2 on SSH?

mac os x lion; Using Iterm2; I wish to change my iterm2 color profiles if I do ssh on terminal. Can this be done ?
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0answers
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why does less seem to think my terminal has more lines than it does?

Don't know if this is really an OS X question, but: less seems to insist that my terminal (whether I'm using the builtin Terminal or iTerm2) has more lines than are actually displayed, and so the top ...
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2answers
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How do I get vim to work at 256 colors in iTerm?

I just got a new iMac, and installed iTerm (0.10). On my last laptop 256 color mode worked fine, but I'm having trouble getting this to work on my new Mac. I copied over all the settings, set $TERM ...