Hacker News with Generative AI: Terminal Emulators

You Don't Need a Terminal Multiplexer on Your Desktop (xn--gckvb8fzb.com)
An opinion on the trend of content creators promoting Tmux and Zellij for desktop environments – and why these setups may miss the point.

Software, Opinion, Productivity, Terminal Emulators, Desktop Environments

40 points by matrixhelix 8 days ago | 40 comments

Some terminal frustrations (jvns.ca)
A few weeks ago I ran a terminal survey (you can read the results here) and at the end I asked:

Terminal Emulators, User Experience, Surveys

272 points by aragilar 15 days ago | 309 comments

Show HN: Iterm-Mcp – AI Terminal/REPL Control for iTerm2 (github.com/ferrislucas)
A Model Context Protocol server that provides access to your iTerm session.

AI, Terminal Emulators, Software, Programming

43 points by deathmonger5000 21 days ago | 21 comments

What's involved in getting a "modern" terminal setup? (jvns.ca)
Hello! Recently I ran a terminal survey and I asked people what frustrated them. One person commented:

Terminal Emulators, Productivity, User Experience, Command Line

16 points by zdw 40 days ago | 3 comments

Ghostty is a fast, feature-rich, and cross-platform terminal emulator (github.com/ghostty-org)
Ghostty is a terminal emulator that differentiates itself by being fast, feature-rich, and native.

Terminal Emulators, Software, Open Source

5 points by rbanffy 53 days ago | 0 comments

Show HN: My terminal learned a new trick (Colors in Zig) (github.com/NishantJoshi00)
Color Show is a Zig utility that renders solid-color rectangles directly in the terminal using the Kitty graphics protocol. Simply pass hexadecimal color codes as command-line arguments to display vibrant color blocks.

Programming, Terminal Emulators, Color, Zig

10 points by cat-whisperer 57 days ago | 1 comments

Ghostty Is Native – So What? (gpanders.com)
Ghostty is a new terminal emulator by Mitchell Hashimoto. While a lot has been said about Ghostty’s performance, less discussed is its native platform1 integration which is, in my opinion, its most distinctive and underrated feature.

Terminal Emulators, Software, Operating Systems

7 points by thunderbong 61 days ago | 0 comments

Reducing WASM binary size: lessons from building a web terminal (warp.dev)
We’re building Warp, an intelligent terminal written in Rust. We recently decided to cross-compile our app to web via WASM and are now making Warp available through the browser. Bringing Warp to the web is another step towards making our app more available and more useful for collaborative development!

Web Development, WASM, Rust, Terminal Emulators, Collaboration

5 points by peutetre 67 days ago | 0 comments

Warp terminal – no more login required (warp.dev)
Starting today, you can use Warp without signing up for an account or logging in first. Download the app for MacOS or Linux, or join our waitlist for Windows. Run your first command with no hurdles to jump through first.

Terminal Emulators, Open Source, User Experience, Productivity

73 points by zachlloyd 86 days ago | 107 comments

The history of Unix's ioctl and signal about window sizes (utoronto.ca)
One of the somewhat obscure features of Unix is that the kernel has a specific interface to get (and set) the 'window size' of your terminal, and can also send a Unix signal to your process when that size changes.

Unix, Operating Systems, Terminal Emulators, Signals

113 points by ingve 108 days ago | 48 comments

TIL: iTerm2 has custom status bars (wompa.land)
Supercharge your terminal workflow with iTerm2's customizable status bar. Learn to set up, script, and optimize your development environment for peak productivity in 2024 and beyond.

Terminal Emulators, Customization, Productivity, Development Environment

31 points by wompapumpum 128 days ago | 7 comments

Tmux 3.5 (github.com/tmux)

New Releases, Software, Terminal Emulators

18 points by laktak 146 days ago | 2 comments

iTerm2 features I find useful (danielde.dev)
iTerm2 is well known as one of the most powerful, high-quality pieces of software available on the Mac, and deservedly so. It’s packed to the gills with features and settings that feel like they could take a lifetime to learn. Here are a few I’ve picked up over the years that have found their way into my daily usage.

Software, Mac, Productivity, Terminal Emulators

5 points by DanielDe 157 days ago | 0 comments

GNU Screen 5.0 Released (savannah.gnu.org)

New Releases, Software, Linux, Terminal Emulators

252 points by jrepinc 175 days ago | 124 comments

RioTerminal – Cross Platform Terminal in Rust (raphamorim.io)

Rust, Cross-Platform, Terminal Emulators

14 points by nitinreddy88 183 days ago | 2 comments

Comparison of Terminal Emulators (terminaltrove.com)

Terminal Emulators, Software, Tools, Comparison

8 points by pelcg 191 days ago | 2 comments

Comparison of terminal emulators such as WezTerm, iTerm2 and Kitty (terminaltrove.com)