Overview

This is just a simple list of some useful keyboard shortcuts for the Windows Terminal.

These are just a subset of the most commonly useful ones. See further-reading for a more comprehensive list.

How-to

Shortcut Action
ctrl-shift-p open command palette
ctrl-shift-t open new tab
ctrl-tab move to next tab
alt-shift-minus open horizontal split
alt-shift-plus open vertical split
alt-left move focus left
alt-right move focus right
alt-up move focus up
alt-down move focus down
ctrl-shift-w close pane/window
win-backtick QUAKE mode

Further reading

  • https://ss64.com/nt/syntax-keyboard.html#terminal
  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/terminal/customize-settings/actions