kexsh view

Manage views — layout configurations that arrange terminals on screen.

Synopsis

kexsh view <command> [options]

Commands

create

Create a named view.

kexsh view create <name>

add

Add a terminal to a view.

kexsh view add <view-name> <terminal-id|name>

$ kexsh view create coding
$ kexsh view add coding a3f
$ kexsh view add coding b7c

show

Switch to a view.

kexsh view show <name>

ls

List all views.

kexsh view ls

NAME      TERMINALS    CREATED
coding    a3f, b7c     3 minutes ago
(temp)    c1d          just now

rm

Delete a view. Terminals referenced by the view are not affected.

kexsh view rm <name>

Keyboard shortcuts

Inside kexsh, use Command mode (Ctrl-a) for pane operations:

Key	Action
s	Split horizontally
v	Split vertically
h/j/k/l	Navigate between panes
H/J/K/L	Resize panes
w	List views
1-9	Quick-switch to view by number
n	New terminal in current view
k	Kill current pane
Esc	Return to Normal mode

See also

• Core Concepts — how views relate to terminals
• kexsh terminal — manage terminal instances