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Tilix Tiling terminal emulator

Version 1.9.6 · source

Tilix, Postcard, light preview Light · Postcard 102 × 152 mm · PDF Tilix, Postcard, dark preview Dark · Postcard 102 × 152 mm · PDF Tilix, Postcard, ink saver preview Ink saver · Postcard 102 × 152 mm · PDF
Tilix, A5, light preview Light · A5 148 × 210 mm · PDF Tilix, A5, dark preview Dark · A5 148 × 210 mm · PDF Tilix, A5, ink saver preview Ink saver · A5 148 × 210 mm · PDF
Tilix, A4, light preview Light · A4 210 × 297 mm · PDF Tilix, A4, dark preview Dark · A4 210 × 297 mm · PDF Tilix, A4, ink saver preview Ink saver · A4 210 × 297 mm · PDF
Tilix, A4 landscape, light preview Light · A4 landscape 297 × 210 mm · PDF Tilix, A4 landscape, dark preview Dark · A4 landscape 297 × 210 mm · PDF Tilix, A4 landscape, ink saver preview Ink saver · A4 landscape 297 × 210 mm · PDF
Tilix, A3, light preview Light · A3 297 × 420 mm · PDF Tilix, A3, dark preview Dark · A3 297 × 420 mm · PDF Tilix, A3, ink saver preview Ink saver · A3 297 × 420 mm · PDF
Tilix, A3 landscape, light preview Light · A3 landscape 420 × 297 mm · PDF Tilix, A3 landscape, dark preview Dark · A3 landscape 420 × 297 mm · PDF Tilix, A3 landscape, ink saver preview Ink saver · A3 landscape 420 × 297 mm · PDF
Tilix, Letter, light preview Light · Letter 8.5 × 11 in · PDF Tilix, Letter, dark preview Dark · Letter 8.5 × 11 in · PDF Tilix, Letter, ink saver preview Ink saver · Letter 8.5 × 11 in · PDF
Tilix, Tabloid, light preview Light · Tabloid 11 × 17 in · PDF Tilix, Tabloid, dark preview Dark · Tabloid 11 × 17 in · PDF Tilix, Tabloid, ink saver preview Ink saver · Tabloid 11 × 17 in · PDF

Start here

Ctrl+Alt+R
Split left / right
Ctrl+Alt+D
Split top / bottom
Alt+Arrows
Move between terminals
Ctrl+Shift+X
Maximise a terminal
Ctrl+Shift+T
New session
Ctrl+Alt+1-9
Jump to session
F12
Session sidebar
tilix --quake
Drop-down terminal

Concepts

Window one application window
Session tab or sidebar entry
Terminal one shell in a split

Splits and Focus

Ctrl+Alt+R
Add terminal to the right
Ctrl+Alt+D
Add terminal below
Ctrl+Alt+A
Add terminal, auto direction
Alt+Arrows
Focus terminal in that direction
Alt+1-9
Focus terminal by number
Ctrl+Tab
Next terminal
Ctrl+Shift+Tab
Previous terminal
Shift+Alt+Arrows
Resize the focused terminal
Ctrl+Shift+X
Maximise or restore terminal
Ctrl+Shift+W
Close terminal
Ctrl+Alt+M
Toggle margin display

Sessions and Windows

Ctrl+Shift+T
New session
Ctrl+Shift+N
New window
Ctrl+Shift+Q
Close session
Ctrl+Alt+1-9
Switch to session N
Ctrl+Page_Down
Next session
Ctrl+Page_Up
Previous session
Ctrl+Shift+Page_Down
Move session right
Ctrl+Shift+Page_Up
Move session left
F12
Toggle session sidebar
F11
Toggle fullscreen
Ctrl+Shift+S
Save session to file
Ctrl+Shift+O
Open saved session

Text and Scrollback

Ctrl+Shift+C
Copy
Ctrl+Shift+V
Paste
Shift+Insert
Paste primary selection
Ctrl+Shift+A
Select all
Ctrl+Shift+F
Find in terminal
Ctrl+Shift+G
Find next match
Ctrl+Shift+H
Find previous match
Shift+Page_Up / Shift+Page_Down
Scroll a page
Ctrl+Shift+Up / Ctrl+Shift+Down
Scroll one line
Ctrl+Plus
Larger font
Ctrl+Minus
Smaller font
Ctrl+0
Reset font size
Ctrl+Shift+B
Pick a bookmark

Quake and Launching

tilix --quake
Drop-down terminal, toggles on repeat
No default key: bind this command to a global shortcut in your desktop settings.
tilix -w <dir>
Start in a working directory
tilix -e <command>
Run a command in the new terminal
tilix -p <profile>
Start with a named profile
tilix -a session-add-right
Run an app action in the current window
Also session-add-down, app-new-session, app-new-window.
tilix -s <file.json>
Load a saved session file
tilix --new-process
Open in a separate process
tilix --preferences
Open preferences
tilix --maximize
Start maximised
Ctrl+Alt+T
Open Tilix here (Nautilus extension)

Recipes

Four-way split
# one shell in each quarterCtrl+Alt+RCtrl+Alt+DAlt+LeftCtrl+Alt+D
Save and restore a workspace
# arrange splits, then:Ctrl+Shift+S# later, or from a script:tilix -s ~/work.json
Quake toggle on a hotkey
# bind in your desktop's custom shortcuts:tilix --quake# first press shows it, second hides it
Open a split from a script
tilix -a session-add-right -e htop