it2 tab activate
Activate a tab
Synopsis
it2 tab activate <tab-id> [flags]
Description
Activate and optionally select a tab in the iTerm2 interface
Examples
# Activate a specific tab
$ it2 tab activate tab-123
# Activate without selecting
$ it2 tab activate --select-tab=false tab-123
# Activate with JSON output
$ it2 tab activate --format json tab-123
# Activate next tab
$ it2 tab activate $(it2 tab list --format id | head -2 | tail -1)
# Activate first tab
$ it2 tab activate $(it2 tab list --format id | head -1)
# Activate last tab
$ it2 tab activate $(it2 tab list --format id | tail -1)
Options
-
--format(default "table") - Output format (table|json|yaml|text)
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--select-tab (default true) - Select the tab after activation
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--timeout(default "5s") - Command timeout
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--url(default "ws://localhost:1912") - iTerm2 WebSocket URL
See Also
- it2 tab - Manage iTerm2 tabs
- it2 tab clear-color - Clear the color of a tab
- it2 tab clear-title - Clear the title of a tab
- it2 tab close - Close one or more tabs
- it2 tab create - Create a new tab
- it2 tab current - Show the current tab ID
- it2 tab get-color - Get the current color of a tab
- it2 tab get-info - Get detailed information about a tab
- it2 tab get-title - Get the title of a tab
- it2 tab list - List tabs in windows
- it2 tab reorder - Reorder tabs within a window
- it2 tab set-color - Set the color of a tab
- it2 tab set-layout - Set the layout of a tab
- it2 tab set-title - Set the title of a tab
- it2 tab splits - Show split pane layout and coordinates
- it2 tab tree - Show split tree structure for a tab