Shortcut for opening profile by name #15435

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opened 2026-01-31 04:38:34 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
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Originally created by @soundnotation on GitHub (Oct 4, 2021).

Description of the new feature/enhancement

The same way wt offers a ctrl+shift+a to search for open tabs, I'd like a shortcut that lets me open a profile in a new tab by typing (part of) its name.
Kinda like a mix of ctrl+shift+a and the profiles list taken from the dropdown menu with the down arrow, but with search functionality on profiles.
I couldn't find any related coverage of this through existing issues/features.

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When typing a shortcut, a list of names of existing profiles (possibly with icons?) with search bar on top should appear. If you type something in the search bar, the list will be filtered and the first item is selected. On typing enter, the profile (if exists) should be opened in a new tab.

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claunia added the Issue-FeatureResolution-Duplicate labels 2026-01-31 04:38:34 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Oct 4, 2021):

Perhaps something like the command palette?

gh-11410

You probably want #10209 for binding a key directly to "New Tab...", though you could always add actions for "New Tab, Profile {profile.name}" to the root of the palette manually.

/dup #5400
/dup #10209

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Oct 4, 2021): Perhaps something like the [command palette](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/terminal/command-palette)? ![gh-11410](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/18356694/135859980-663e88f2-e355-4a84-81fa-dd647e082599.gif) You probably want #10209 for binding a key directly to "New Tab...", though you could always add actions for "New Tab, Profile {profile.name}" to the root of the palette manually. /dup #5400 /dup #10209
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Oct 4, 2021):

Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!

@ghost commented on GitHub (Oct 4, 2021): Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!
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Reference: starred/terminal#15435