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Add a "search tab" feature #20304

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opened 2026-01-31 07:09:39 +00:00 by claunia · 8 comments
claunia commented 2026-01-31 07:09:39 +00:00
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Originally created by @sba923 on GitHub (Jul 27, 2023).

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It would be useful to have a means to perform the equivalent to Ctrl+Shift+A in browsers such as Edge: pop-up a list of running tabs, with a search box so that it's easy to switch to another tab when 😜 you have (too 🙃?) many tabs open.

(Amazing, that Edge feature is not listed at https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/keyboard-shortcuts-in-microsoft-edge-50d3edab-30d9-c7e4-21ce-37fe2713cfad nor at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/devtools-guide-chromium/shortcuts/)

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claunia commented 2026-01-31 07:09:41 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jul 27, 2023):

Something like tabSearch/?

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jul 27, 2023): Something like [`tabSearch`](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/terminal/customize-settings/actions#tab-search)/? ![](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/terminal/images/tab-search.gif)
claunia commented 2026-01-31 07:09:42 +00:00
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@sba923 commented on GitHub (Jul 27, 2023):

Sure!

@sba923 commented on GitHub (Jul 27, 2023): Sure!
claunia commented 2026-01-31 07:09:42 +00:00
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@sba923 commented on GitHub (Jul 27, 2023):

What is this a duplicate of?

@sba923 commented on GitHub (Jul 27, 2023): What is this a duplicate of?
claunia commented 2026-01-31 07:09:43 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jul 27, 2023):

Some issue from like, 2 years ago when we added this. I was being lazy and not looking it up 😝

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jul 27, 2023): Some issue from like, 2 years ago when we added this. I was being lazy and not looking it up 😝
claunia commented 2026-01-31 07:09:44 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jul 27, 2023):

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jul 27, 2023): * #1502 * #3753 * #6732
claunia commented 2026-01-31 07:09:44 +00:00
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@sba923 commented on GitHub (Jul 28, 2023):

Thanks for the pointers, and sorry for the duplicate.

For some reason I couldn't find the feature when searching for "search tabs" prior to creating my issue.

The Command Palette doesn't make that discoverable.

Once you know that this is an action that can be bound to a key, and that it's name starts with the word "Search", you can use the feature.

😜

@sba923 commented on GitHub (Jul 28, 2023): Thanks for the pointers, and sorry for the duplicate. For some reason I couldn't find the feature when searching for "search tabs" prior to creating my issue. The Command Palette doesn't make that discoverable. Once you know that this is an _action_ that can be bound to a key, *and* that it's name starts with the word "Search", you can use the feature. 😜
claunia commented 2026-01-31 07:09:44 +00:00
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@sba923 commented on GitHub (Jul 28, 2023):

BTW, I have the feeling I'll be using this way more often than the "Switch to tab, index:N" actions. Probably 'cos the tab order is by no means guaranteed to be the same from one session to the next (as opposed to the Windows taskbar-pinned shortcuts)?

YMMV, of course.

@sba923 commented on GitHub (Jul 28, 2023): BTW, I have the feeling I'll be using this way more often than the "Switch to tab, index:N" actions. Probably 'cos the tab order is by no means guaranteed to be the same from one session to the next (as opposed to the Windows taskbar-pinned shortcuts)? YMMV, of course.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 07:09:45 +00:00
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@sba923 commented on GitHub (Jul 28, 2023):

BTW, just discovered that searching for "too" matches "new_payment_solution"

Quite unexpected if you ask me...

@sba923 commented on GitHub (Jul 28, 2023): BTW, just discovered that searching for "too" matches "new_paymen**t**_s**o**luti**o**n" Quite unexpected if you ask me...
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