There really isn't much to complain about with iTerm2. Being able to select and copy text using your keyboard as opposed to requiring the mousemap functions to specific keys, and call up a drop-down 'visor' terminal window with a hotkey are all little things that make iTerm2 the best of the bunch. But iTerm2 is particularly great because of the little things it does. It's not only good at figuring out what command you might be typing, but it knows what directory you're in and will fill in the names of files as well if it detects you might be typing one, that is. The flashiest of these features definitely has to be Instant Replay, which allows you to rewind your terminal session and see what you just did.Īutocomplete is also extremely helpful. For the most part it'll feel a lot like the Terminal app that comes with Mac OS X, but there are plenty of additional features that make it a better option.

They are separate apps but operate on the same code base.

Mac OS X includes a great terminal editor, but among the handful of alternatives is one that easily rises above them all.

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