Quick Start

First Launch

Run ori-term from your existing terminal or application launcher. ori-term starts with your default shell and a single pane. No configuration file is required — sensible defaults are built in.

You'll see a frameless window with a tab bar at the top and your shell prompt. Everything works out of the box.

Essential Shortcuts

Action Shortcut
New tabCtrl+T
Close pane/tabCtrl+W
Split rightCtrl+Shift+D
Split downCtrl+Shift+E
Focus paneAlt+Arrow
Next tabCtrl+Tab
Previous tabCtrl+Shift+Tab
SearchCtrl+F
Font largerCtrl+=
Font smallerCtrl+-
Reload configCtrl+Shift+R

See Keybindings for the complete reference.

Your First Split

Press Ctrl+Shift+D to split the current pane to the right. You now have two panes side by side, each running your shell. Navigate between them with Alt+Left and Alt+Right.

Press Ctrl+Shift+E to split down. Resize with Alt+Shift+Arrow. Close a pane with Ctrl+W — the remaining panes expand to fill the space.

Tabs

Press Ctrl+T for a new tab. Each tab has its own split tree. Switch between tabs with Ctrl+Tab and Ctrl+Shift+Tab, or click the tab bar.

Accidentally closed a tab? Ctrl+Shift+T restores it with the working directory preserved.

Font Size

Adjust on the fly with Ctrl+= to increase and Ctrl+- to decrease. The terminal reflows content to fit the new cell size.

Ctrl+F opens the search bar. Type your query and matches highlight across the viewport and scrollback. Press Enter to jump to the next match, Shift+Enter for previous. Esc to close.

Copy & Paste

Select text by clicking and dragging. Double-click to select a word, triple-click for a line. Copy with Ctrl+Shift+C (or enable copy-on-select in config). Paste with Ctrl+Shift+V.

Next Steps