Ghostty - Terminal Emulator¶

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Ghostty ist ein schneller, funktionsreicher und plattformübergreifender Terminal-Emulator erstellt von Mitchell Hashimoto, Mitbegründer von HashiCorp. Gegründet mit Zig und für Performance konzipiert, nutzt Ghostty plattformgestützte UI- und GPU-Beschleunigung, um ein außergewöhnliches Terminalerlebnis zu bieten. Dieses umfassende Betrügereiblatt umfasst wesentliche Verknüpfungen, Konfigurationsmöglichkeiten und erweiterte Funktionen, um Ihre Produktivität mit Ghostty zu maximieren.

Erste Schritte¶

Installation¶

```bash

macOS - Download from official website¶

Ready-to-run binaries available at https://ghostty.org/¶

Linux - Build from source¶

git clone https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty.git cd ghostty zig build -Doptimize=ReleaseFast

Check installation¶

ghostty --version

List default keybindings¶

ghostty +list-keybinds --default ```_

Erster Start¶

```bash

Launch Ghostty¶

ghostty

Launch with specific configuration¶

ghostty --config-file=/path/to/config

Launch in debug mode¶

ghostty --debug

Launch with specific working directory¶

ghostty --working-directory=/path/to/dir ```_

Wesentliche Tastenkombinationen¶

Window Management¶

```bash

New window¶

Cmd+N (macOS) / Ctrl+Shift+N (Linux)

Close window¶

Cmd+W (macOS) / Ctrl+Shift+W (Linux)

Close all windows (macOS only)¶

Cmd+Option+W

Toggle fullscreen¶

Cmd+Enter (macOS) / F11 (Linux)

Toggle window decorations (Linux only)¶

Ctrl+Shift+F12

Minimize window¶

Cmd+M (macOS)

Hide all windows (macOS only)¶

Cmd+H ```_

Tab Management¶

```bash

New tab¶

Cmd+T (macOS) / Ctrl+Shift+T (Linux)

Close tab¶

Cmd+W (macOS) / Ctrl+Shift+W (Linux)

Next tab¶

Cmd+Shift+] (macOS) / Ctrl+Page Down (Linux)

Previous tab¶

Cmd+Shift+[ (macOS) / Ctrl+Page Up (Linux)

Go to last tab¶

Cmd+9 (macOS) / Ctrl+9 (Linux)

Go to specific tab (1-9)¶

Cmd+1-8 (macOS) / Ctrl+1-8 (Linux)

Move tab left/right¶

Cmd+Shift+Left/Right (macOS)

Toggle tab overview (libadwaita)¶

Ctrl+Shift+Tab ```_

Split Management¶

```bash

New split (right)¶

Cmd+D (macOS) / Ctrl+Shift+D (Linux)

New split (down)¶

Cmd+Shift+D (macOS) / Ctrl+Shift+Down (Linux)

New split (auto direction)¶

Cmd+Shift+Enter

Focus split (directional)¶

Cmd+Option+Arrow (macOS) / Ctrl+Alt+Arrow (Linux)

Focus next split¶

Cmd+] (macOS) / Ctrl+Shift+] (Linux)

Focus previous split¶

Cmd+[ (macOS) / Ctrl+Shift+[ (Linux)

Zoom/unzoom current split¶

Cmd+Shift+Z (macOS) / Ctrl+Shift+Z (Linux)

Resize split¶

Cmd+Shift+Arrow (macOS) / Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Arrow (Linux)

Equalize all splits¶

Cmd+Shift+E (macOS) / Ctrl+Shift+E (Linux)

Close split¶

Cmd+W (macOS) / Ctrl+Shift+W (Linux) ```_

Text Operationen¶

Kopieren und Einfügen¶

```bash

Copy selection¶

Cmd+C (macOS) / Ctrl+Shift+C (Linux)

Paste from clipboard¶

Cmd+V (macOS) / Ctrl+Shift+V (Linux)

Paste from selection (Linux)¶

Shift+Insert

Copy URL under cursor¶

Cmd+Shift+U (macOS) / Ctrl+Shift+U (Linux)

Select all¶

Cmd+A (macOS) / Ctrl+Shift+A (Linux) ```_

Textauswahl¶

```bash

Start selection mode¶

Cmd+Shift+X (macOS) / Ctrl+Shift+X (Linux)

Select word¶

Double-click

Select line¶

Triple-click

Extend selection¶

Shift+Arrow keys

Adjust selection¶

Shift+Arrow (left, right, up, down) Shift+Page Up/Down (page selection) Shift+Home/End (line selection) ```_

```bash

Search in terminal¶

Cmd+F (macOS) / Ctrl+Shift+F (Linux)

Find next¶

Cmd+G (macOS) / F3 (Linux)

Find previous¶

Cmd+Shift+G (macOS) / Shift+F3 (Linux)

Jump to prompt (forward/backward)¶

Cmd+Up/Down (macOS) / Ctrl+Shift+Up/Down (Linux) ```_

Schriftart und Display¶

Schriftgröße Kontrolle¶

```bash

Increase font size¶

Cmd+Plus (macOS) / Ctrl+Plus (Linux)

Decrease font size¶

Cmd+Minus (macOS) / Ctrl+Minus (Linux)

Reset font size¶

Cmd+0 (macOS) / Ctrl+0 (Linux) ```_

Bildschirmsteuerung¶

```bash

Clear screen¶

Cmd+K (macOS) / Ctrl+Shift+K (Linux)

Clear screen and scrollback¶

Cmd+Shift+K (macOS) / Ctrl+Shift+L (Linux)

Reset terminal¶

Cmd+R (macOS) / Ctrl+Shift+R (Linux)

Scroll to top¶

Cmd+Home (macOS) / Ctrl+Home (Linux)

Scroll to bottom¶

Cmd+End (macOS) / Ctrl+End (Linux)

Scroll page up/down¶

Page Up/Page Down

Scroll line up/down¶

Shift+Up/Down ```_

Erweiterte Funktionen¶

Schneller Anschluss¶

```bash

Toggle quick terminal (macOS only)¶

Cmd+` (backtick)

Global quick terminal (works when Ghostty not focused)¶

Configure with: keybind = global:cmd+grave_accent=toggle_quick_terminal¶

Quick terminal features:¶

- Slides in from screen edge¶

- Disappears when focus lost¶

- Preserves terminal state¶

- Supports splits (no tabs)¶

- Singleton instance¶

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Inspektor und Debugging¶

```bash

Toggle terminal inspector¶

Cmd+I (macOS) / Ctrl+Shift+I (Linux)

Show inspector¶

Cmd+Shift+I (macOS)

Hide inspector¶

Cmd+Option+I (macOS)

Inspector features:¶

- View terminal state¶

- Debug rendering issues¶

- Monitor performance¶

- Inspect escape sequences¶

```_

Konfigurationsmanagement¶

```bash

Open configuration file¶

Cmd+, (macOS) / Ctrl+, (Linux)

Reload configuration¶

Cmd+Shift+R (macOS) / Ctrl+Shift+F5 (Linux)

Configuration locations:¶

macOS: ~/.config/ghostty/config¶

Linux: ~/.config/ghostty/config¶

Windows: %APPDATA%\ghostty\config¶

```_

Konfigurationsbeispiele¶

Grundkonfiguration¶

```toml

~/.config/ghostty/config¶

Font settings¶

font-family = "JetBrains Mono" font-size = 14 font-weight = normal

Window settings¶

window-width = 120 window-height = 30 window-padding-x = 10 window-padding-y = 10

Theme¶

theme = "catppuccin-mocha" background-opacity = 0.95

Cursor¶

cursor-style = block cursor-style-blink = true

Shell¶

shell-integration = true shell-integration-features = cursor,sudo,title ```_

Kundenspezifische Schlüsselanbindungen¶

```toml

Custom keybindings¶

keybind = cmd+shift+enter=new_split:auto keybind = cmd+shift+h=new_split:left keybind = cmd+shift+j=new_split:down keybind = cmd+shift+k=new_split:up keybind = cmd+shift+l=new_split:right

keybind = cmd+h=goto_split:left keybind = cmd+j=goto_split:down keybind = cmd+k=goto_split:up keybind = cmd+l=goto_split:right

Quick terminal with custom key¶

keybind = global:cmd+grave_accent=toggle_quick_terminal

Text operations¶

keybind = cmd+shift+c=copy_to_clipboard keybind = cmd+shift+v=paste_from_clipboard keybind = cmd+shift+u=copy_url_to_clipboard ```_

Erweiterte Konfiguration¶

```toml

Performance settings¶

gpu-acceleration = true renderer = auto

Terminal behavior¶

scrollback-limit = 10000 mouse-hide-while-typing = true confirm-close-surface = false

Shell integration¶

shell-integration = true shell-integration-features = cursor,sudo,title,jump

Quick terminal settings¶

quick-terminal = true quick-terminal-position = top quick-terminal-screen = main quick-terminal-animation-duration = 200

Security¶

secure-input = false

Appearance¶

window-decoration = true window-theme = auto macos-non-native-fullscreen = false ```_

Themen und Anpassung¶

Eingebaute Themen¶

```bash

Popular built-in themes¶

theme = "catppuccin-mocha" theme = "dracula" theme = "gruvbox-dark" theme = "nord" theme = "solarized-dark" theme = "tokyo-night" theme = "one-dark"

List all available themes¶

ghostty +list-themes

Preview themes (in theme preview interface)¶

Press 'c' to copy theme name¶

Press '?' for keybinding help¶

```_

Benutzerdefinierte Farbschemas¶

```toml

Custom colors¶

background = #1e1e2e foreground = #cdd6f4 cursor-color = #f5e0dc

Normal colors¶

palette = 0=#45475a palette = 1=#f38ba8 palette = 2=#a6e3a1 palette = 3=#f9e2af palette = 4=#89b4fa palette = 5=#f5c2e7 palette = 6=#94e2d5 palette = 7=#bac2de

Bright colors¶

palette = 8=#585b70 palette = 9=#f38ba8 palette = 10=#a6e3a1 palette = 11=#f9e2af palette = 12=#89b4fa palette = 13=#f5c2e7 palette = 14=#94e2d5 palette = 15=#a6adc8 ```_

Produktivität Tipps¶

Workflow Optimierung¶

```bash

Use splits for multiple tasks¶

Cmd+D for vertical split¶

Cmd+Shift+D for horizontal split¶

Navigate with Cmd+Option+Arrow¶

Quick terminal for temporary tasks¶

Cmd+` to toggle¶

Perfect for quick commands without opening new window¶

Shell integration features¶

Automatic title updates¶

Sudo password prompts¶

Command completion¶

Jump between prompts¶

```_

Dateioperationen¶

```bash

Write scrollback to file¶

Configure with: keybind = cmd+shift+s=write_scrollback_file:paste¶

Options: paste, open¶

Write screen contents¶

keybind = cmd+shift+o=write_screen_file:open¶

Write selection to file¶

keybind = cmd+shift+w=write_selection_file:paste¶

```_

Sitzungsmanagement¶

```bash

Save and restore sessions (via shell integration)¶

Automatic working directory restoration¶

Command history preservation¶

Environment variable restoration¶

Use tmux/screen for persistent sessions¶

Ghostty integrates well with terminal multiplexers¶

Shell integration works with tmux/screen¶

```_

Fehlerbehebung¶

Gemeinsame Themen¶

```bash

Terminal appears broken¶

Use reset action: Cmd+R (macOS) / Ctrl+Shift+R (Linux)¶

Font rendering issues¶

Check GPU acceleration: gpu-acceleration = true/false¶

Try different renderer: renderer = auto/software/opengl¶

Performance issues¶

Reduce scrollback: scrollback-limit = 1000¶

Disable animations: quick-terminal-animation-duration = 0¶

Check GPU acceleration settings¶

Configuration not loading¶

Check config file location¶

Reload config: Cmd+Shift+R (macOS) / Ctrl+Shift+F5 (Linux)¶

Check logs for errors¶

```_

Debug Befehle¶

```bash

Enable debug logging¶

ghostty --debug

List all keybindings¶

ghostty +list-keybinds

List default keybindings¶

ghostty +list-keybinds --default

List available themes¶

ghostty +list-themes

Check configuration¶

ghostty +validate-config

Version information¶

ghostty --version ```_

Platform-Specific Features¶

macOS Eigenschaften¶

```bash

Native macOS integration¶

- Touch Bar support¶

- macOS notifications¶

- System appearance integration¶

- Secure input mode¶

- Quick terminal global access¶

macOS-specific shortcuts¶

Cmd+H # Hide all windows Cmd+Option+W # Close all windows Cmd+M # Minimize window Cmd+` # Quick terminal

macOS configuration¶

macos-non-native-fullscreen = false macos-option-as-alt = true macos-titlebar-style = transparent ```_

Linux Features¶

```bash

Linux-specific features¶

- Wayland and X11 support¶

- libadwaita integration¶

- System theme integration¶

- Window decoration control¶

Linux-specific shortcuts¶

Ctrl+Shift+F12 # Toggle window decorations F11 # Toggle fullscreen Ctrl+Shift+Tab # Tab overview (libadwaita)

Linux configuration¶

linux-cgroup = v2 wayland-app-id = com.mitchellh.ghostty x11-instance-name = ghostty ```_

Integration und Automatisierung¶

Integration von Shell¶

```bash

Enable shell integration¶

shell-integration = true shell-integration-features = cursor,sudo,title,jump

Features:¶

- cursor: Enhanced cursor positioning¶

- sudo: Secure sudo password prompts¶

- title: Automatic window title updates¶

- jump: Jump between command prompts¶

```_

Externe Werkzeugintegration¶

```bash

Works well with:¶

- tmux/screen (terminal multiplexers)¶

- zsh/bash/fish (modern shells)¶

- vim/neovim (text editors)¶

- fzf (fuzzy finder)¶

- ripgrep/ag (search tools)¶

Example fzf integration¶

export FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS='--height 40% --layout=reverse --border'

Example with ripgrep¶

alias rg='rg --color=always --line-number --no-heading --smart-case' ```_

Leistungsoptimierung¶

GPU Beschleunigung¶

```toml

Enable GPU acceleration¶

gpu-acceleration = true renderer = auto

Renderer options:¶

- auto: Automatic selection¶

- software: CPU rendering¶

- opengl: OpenGL rendering¶

- metal: Metal rendering (macOS)¶

- vulkan: Vulkan rendering (Linux)¶

```_

Speicherverwaltung¶

```toml

Optimize memory usage¶

scrollback-limit = 10000 image-storage-limit = 320000000

Reduce memory footprint¶

background-opacity = 1.0 # Disable transparency cursor-style-blink = false # Disable cursor blinking ```_

Startup Performance¶

```toml

Fast startup¶

window-save-state = never restore-state = false

Minimal configuration for speed¶

theme = builtin font-family = monospace ```_

Sicherheitsmerkmale¶

Sicherer Eingangsmodus¶

```bash

Toggle secure input (macOS only)¶

Prevents other apps from monitoring input¶

Useful for passwords and sensitive data¶

Must be manually toggled off¶

Configure secure input¶

secure-input = false # Default state ```_

Konfigurationssicherheit¶

```bash

Protect configuration file¶

chmod 600 ~/.config/ghostty/config

Use environment variables for sensitive data¶

Instead of hardcoding in config file¶

shell-integration-features = $\{GHOSTTY_FEATURES\} ```_

Kommandozeilenschnittstelle¶

Grundlegende Befehle¶

```bash

Launch options¶

ghostty # Default launch ghostty --help # Show help ghostty --version # Show version ghostty --config-file=/path/to/config # Custom config ghostty --working-directory=/path # Set working directory

Utility commands¶

ghostty +list-keybinds # List all keybindings ghostty +list-keybinds --default # List default keybindings ghostty +list-themes # List available themes ghostty +validate-config # Validate configuration ```_

Erweiterter CLI Verwendung¶

```bash

Debug and development¶

ghostty --debug # Enable debug logging ghostty --log-level=trace # Set log level ghostty --renderer=software # Force software rendering

Profile and benchmark¶

ghostty --profile # Enable profiling ghostty --benchmark # Run benchmarks

Testing and development¶

ghostty --test-config # Test configuration ghostty --dry-run # Validate without launching ```_

Ghostty - Terminal Emulator¶

Erste Schritte¶

Installation¶

macOS - Download from official website¶

Ready-to-run binaries available at https://ghostty.org/¶

Linux - Build from source¶

Check installation¶

List default keybindings¶

Erster Start¶

Launch Ghostty¶

Launch with specific configuration¶

Launch in debug mode¶

Launch with specific working directory¶

Wesentliche Tastenkombinationen¶

Window Management¶

New window¶

Close window¶

Close all windows (macOS only)¶

Toggle fullscreen¶

Toggle window decorations (Linux only)¶

Minimize window¶

Hide all windows (macOS only)¶

Tab Management¶

New tab¶

Close tab¶

Next tab¶

Previous tab¶

Go to last tab¶

Go to specific tab (1-9)¶

Move tab left/right¶

Toggle tab overview (libadwaita)¶

Split Management¶

New split (right)¶

New split (down)¶

New split (auto direction)¶

Focus split (directional)¶

Focus next split¶

Focus previous split¶

Zoom/unzoom current split¶

Resize split¶

Equalize all splits¶

Close split¶

Text Operationen¶

Kopieren und Einfügen¶

Copy selection¶

Paste from clipboard¶

Paste from selection (Linux)¶

Copy URL under cursor¶

Select all¶

Textauswahl¶

Start selection mode¶

Select word¶

Select line¶

Extend selection¶

Adjust selection¶

Suche und Navigation¶

Search in terminal¶

Find next¶

Find previous¶

Jump to prompt (forward/backward)¶

Schriftart und Display¶

Schriftgröße Kontrolle¶

Increase font size¶

Decrease font size¶

Reset font size¶

Bildschirmsteuerung¶

Clear screen¶

Clear screen and scrollback¶

Reset terminal¶

Scroll to top¶

Scroll to bottom¶

Scroll page up/down¶

Scroll line up/down¶

Erweiterte Funktionen¶

Schneller Anschluss¶

Toggle quick terminal (macOS only)¶

Global quick terminal (works when Ghostty not focused)¶

Configure with: keybind = global:cmd+grave_accent=toggle_quick_terminal¶

Quick terminal features:¶

- Slides in from screen edge¶