Command to open new tab in the current terminal

Is it possible to open a new tab in the current terminal with some commands?

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If you just want to open a new tab

To open a new tab in the current opened terminal you can press SHIFT+CTRL+T. Alternatively, use the top level menu, which shows the keyboard shortcut (see screenshot below)

If you want to do it from the command line

Install xdotool - a program that lets you simulate keyboard input (among other things).

sudo apt-get install xdotool

then type in the terminal:

xdotool key ctrl+shift+t

That will simulate pressing the key combination, and open the new tab in the terminal.

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In Gnome Terminal Emulator just use Ctrl+Shift+T

You can check and change this and other key combinations in Edit menu.

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in the terminal the shortcut key is

Ctrl + Shift + T

this shortcut can also be edited

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New tab Ctrl + Shift + T

Close tab: Ctrl + Shift + W

Switch tab: Ctrl + Pg Up and Ctrl + Pg Dn

Move tab: Ctrl + Shift + Pg Up and Ctrl + Shift + Pg Dn

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Huh, I do this to fork a build process. package.sh builds and uploads docker images - so I prefer them to overlap. gnome-terminal has some command line options to make new tabs:

#!/bin/bash
BRANCH=${1?choose an environment e.g. stage, demo, production}
if [ -x "$(command -v gnome-terminal)" ]; then # run in parallel for gnome-terminal gnome-terminal \ --tab --working-directory=`pwd` --command "zsh -is eval './package.sh app1 $BRANCH'" \ --tab --working-directory=`pwd` --command "zsh -is eval 'sleep 75 && ./package.sh app2 $BRANCH'" \ --tab --working-directory=`pwd` --command "zsh -is eval 'sleep 150 && ./package.sh app3 $BRANCH'" \ --tab --working-directory=`pwd` --command "zsh -is eval 'sleep 225 && ./package.sh app4 $BRANCH'" \
else # run one at a time for bash ./package.sh app1 $BRANCH ./package.sh app2 $BRANCH ./package.sh app3 $BRANCH ./package.sh app4 $BRANCH
fi

Use package ttab

Edit like this

ttab 'cd /Users/chenkai/gh/g-imagery-api && npm run dev '

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If you want to open a new tab to a specific directory:

1. Set the shortcut to Switch to Last Tab in your terminal Preferences.

2. Put the shortcut to the command below.

   gnome-terminal --tab --working-directory=$HOME/path/to/the/dir; xdotool key <Switch to Last Tab shortcut>

Make sure you have xdotool installed.

• Open the terminal

• maximize it (or just click the terminal window)

• at top bar, click Terminal-->Preferences

• under General option, switch Window to Tab

• after that, whenever you want to open new terminal, RightClick in the terminal --> Open Terminal

The way i usually want to do this is when i start typing cd some/directory/to-switch-to and then i realize i would much rather open that directory in a new tab. This function will open a new tab in the same directory if no path is specified, and in the specified directory (absolute, home-relative, or current directory relative) if one is supplied, with much credit to @wolcen.

tcd() { if [ -d ${PWD}/$1 ]; then gnome-terminal --tab --working-directory=${PWD}/$1 else gnome-terminal --tab --working-directory=$1 fi
}

Usage example:

tcd some/directory

Now if i've finished typing a cd command i can press ctrl+a and t and ENTER to instead open the directory in a new tab with just a few keystrokes.

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