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How to open four terminal section in iTerm like a grid?

Under the Shell menu for iTerm2, there are options to split vertically and horizontally. Then under the Window menu you can save the arrangement.
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How to open four terminal section in iTerm like a grid?

Maybe using tmux or its modern alternative zellij For tmux, after pressing your leader key (default: ctrl+b), press " to split horizontally or % to split vertically.
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How to select text with mouse cursor in iTerm 2?

Keep in mind that iTerm2 is more of a traditional terminal emulator. It's a text display rather than a typical text editor. TL;DR: If you want all these points you mentioned, consider using a more ...
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Backspace/Esc/Return keys require me to use Ctrl modifier to get them work with vim when using iTerm2 and 'Screen Sharing' app

I started randomly fiddling with the terminal settings in iterm and stumbled up upon the fix: set the "Standard key reporting mode" to on (checked) ensure everything below that setting is ...
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Setting different `PATH` variable for different profiles in iTerm2

If you're in a typical profile that starts your normal login shell, you can inspect the $ITERM_PROFILE environment variable at the start of your bash or zsh init. So e.g., I have the following logic ...
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Go back/forward one word keybinding does not work in Nano 8.2

Older versions of Nano didn't support Ctrl+arrow bindings out of the box, or not on all terminals. Recent versions should work, though. The version shipped with macOS is an antique 2.0.0 that doesn't ...
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