Ternux
Terminal

Tab Management

Opening, switching, and closing terminal tabs.

Tab types

TabClosableConfirmation on close
ConnectionsNo
Local terminalYesNo
SSH sessionYesYes
SettingsYesNo
File TransferYesNo

Opening tabs

ShortcutAction
Cmd+T / Ctrl+TNew local terminal
Double-click host cardNew SSH terminal
Right-click host → ConnectNew SSH terminal
Right-click host → File TransferNew file transfer tab

Switching tabs

  • Click any tab label to switch.
  • Cmd+1Cmd+9 (macOS) / Ctrl+1Ctrl+9 jump to tabs by position.

Closing tabs

  • Cmd+W (macOS) or Ctrl+Shift+W (Linux / Windows) closes the active tab.
  • SSH session tabs display a confirmation dialog to prevent accidental disconnection.
  • Click the × icon on the tab label to close with a mouse.

Tab indicators

  • Green dot — the tab has an active SSH connection.
  • Spinner — the tab is establishing a connection.
  • No indicator — the tab is a local shell or disconnected.

Tab limit

There is no hard limit on the number of open tabs. Performance depends on available system resources (each SSH session runs a Rust background thread).

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