microsoft / microsoft/terminal
Swap panes
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Description
Right now, after splitting my screen onto two panes, I cannot find a way to swap the panes between each other.
In tmux it's possible to move/swap opened panes in different ways.
Moving panes around in tmux:
C-a { move the current pane to the previous position
C-a } move the current pane to the next position
C-a C-o rotate window ‘up’ (i.e. move all panes)
C-a M-o rotate window ‘down’
C-a ! move the current pane into a new separate
window (‘break pane’)
C-a :move-pane -t :3.2
split window 3's pane 2 and move the current pane there
Related tmux commands:
swap-panee.g.:swap-pane -s (first pane index) -t (second pane index)move-pane
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Research direction
The issue names no source files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the existing pane-splitting and pane-navigation behavior, then compare its command model with the listed tmux operations. Done means users can swap or reorder panes through supported commands or keybindings, with behavior covering the requested pane movements.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- cli, desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100