it2 session lookup window
Look up which window contains a session
Synopsis
it2 session lookup window [<session-id>] [flags]
Description
Look up which window contains a session.
This command returns the window ID that contains the given session.
If no session ID is provided, uses the current session from ITERM_SESSION_ID.
Examples
Basic Usage
$ it2 session lookup window
$ it2 session lookup window sess_abc123
Scripting Example
$ WINDOW=$(it2 session lookup window -q)
$ it2 window focus "$WINDOW"
Options
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--json - Output result as JSON
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-q,--quiet - Only output the window ID (for scripting)
Options inherited from parent commands
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--format(default "text") - Output format (text, json, yaml) - affects how command results are displayed
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--timeout - Timeout for API operations - how long to wait for iTerm2 to respond
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--url - WebSocket URL for iTerm2 API - typically ws://localhost:1912 for local iTerm2
See Also
- it2 session lookup - Look up session relationships and hierarchy
- it2 session lookup above - Look up the pane immediately above
- it2 session lookup after - Look up the pane immediately after (right or below)
- it2 session lookup ancestors - Look up all ancestor sessions
- it2 session lookup before - Look up the pane immediately before (left or above)
- it2 session lookup children - Look up immediate children sessions
- it2 session lookup descendants - Look up all descendant sessions
- it2 session lookup lineage - Look up complete lineage (ancestors and descendants)
- it2 session lookup parent - Look up the parent session ID
- it2 session lookup siblings - Look up sibling sessions
- it2 session lookup split-root - Look up the root session of a split tree
- it2 session lookup tab - Look up which tab contains a session