# \#terminal **URL:** https://discuss.kakoune.com/tag/terminal/21.md [Latest](https://discuss.kakoune.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discuss.kakoune.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discuss.kakoune.com/tags.md) --- ## [Getting a client's tty](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/getting-a-clients-tty/1276)
**Author:** [@useredsa](https://discuss.kakoune.com/u/useredsa)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 11:10pm UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/getting-a-clients-tty/1276 "2026-07-23T23:10:50Z")
I want to be able to write escape codes to the terminal to use kitty’s clipboard integration. I could potentially do this using echo -to-file /dev/tty but the problem is that commands are executed in the context of the s… --- ## [Nushell in Kakoune: An attempt being made for fun](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/nushell-in-kakoune-an-attempt-being-made-for-fun/2723)
**Author:** [@The-BigDaddy](https://discuss.kakoune.com/u/The-BigDaddy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2025, 3:54pm UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/nushell-in-kakoune-an-attempt-being-made-for-fun/2723 "2025-07-07T15:54:41Z")
Hey friends, so I’m attempting to write a plugin that providers a nu %{} command in Kakoune so one can write Nushell code in their Kakoune scripts. POSIX sh is fine, but sometimes you need something more powerful. So fa… --- ## [Terminal inside kakoune (text-file-terminal)](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/terminal-inside-kakoune-text-file-terminal/2566)
**Author:** [@losnappas](https://discuss.kakoune.com/u/losnappas)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 6:11am UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/terminal-inside-kakoune-text-file-terminal/2566 "2024-12-17T06:11:55Z")
I want to run my terminal inside kakoune, just for the text editing/scrolling controls. An experiment, I’ll dogfood it to see if it’ll have any future or if it’s a dead end. I couldn’t find any prior art in this direc… --- ## [Kakoune on Konsole](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/kakoune-on-konsole/2183)
**Author:** [@gustavo-hms](https://discuss.kakoune.com/u/gustavo-hms)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2024, 11:39pm UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/kakoune-on-konsole/2183 "2024-02-21T23:39:51Z")
Kakoune used to not work well with Konsole. Due to the way Kakoune implemented themes in the past, colors used to get weird and, as such, text used to get unreadable. That changed on v2021.08.28, when Kakoune reimplemen… --- ## [Trying to bring true colors to a small terminal multiplexer (mtm) so I can use it with kakoune](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/trying-to-bring-true-colors-to-a-small-terminal-multiplexer-mtm-so-i-can-use-it-with-kakoune/2289)
**Author:** [@Nasmekva](https://discuss.kakoune.com/u/Nasmekva)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2023, 2:45pm UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/trying-to-bring-true-colors-to-a-small-terminal-multiplexer-mtm-so-i-can-use-it-with-kakoune/2289 "2023-09-26T14:45:44Z")
Hi there ! I’ve recently migrated from neovim to kakoune, and it’s been a blast learning all this new stuff and playing around with the editor. My configuration is at a bare minimum for now, like just clippy-\>cat and c… --- ## [Help using Windows Terminal as a windowing client (within WSL)](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/help-using-windows-terminal-as-a-windowing-client-within-wsl/1842)
**Author:** [@geppettodivacin](https://discuss.kakoune.com/u/geppettodivacin)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2021, 11:14am UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/help-using-windows-terminal-as-a-windowing-client-within-wsl/1842 "2021-08-24T11:14:49Z")
I’ve been trying to set up a workable kak installation on my work laptop, which unfortunately has to run Windows. tmux is extremely slow, and WSL has a few known rendering bugs which make tmux less than optimal for windo… --- ## [Has anyone set up kakoune repl or connect/kakoune.cr with wezterm?](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/has-anyone-set-up-kakoune-repl-or-connect-kakoune-cr-with-wezterm/1673)
**Author:** [@EpocSquadron](https://discuss.kakoune.com/u/EpocSquadron)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2021, 5:14pm UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/has-anyone-set-up-kakoune-repl-or-connect-kakoune-cr-with-wezterm/1673 "2021-08-06T17:14:31Z")
I’ve recently switched to wezterm due to it supporting linux hidpi, ligatures, and having a terminal multiplexer built in that looks like it beats the pants out of tmux (and so far it does in my day of usage). However, t… --- ## [Kitty vs Alacritty vs tmux](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/kitty-vs-alacritty-vs-tmux/1280)
**Author:** [@alexherbo2](https://discuss.kakoune.com/u/alexherbo2)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2021, 4:49am UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/kitty-vs-alacritty-vs-tmux/1280 "2021-06-09T04:49:56Z")
Terminal emulators kitty Alacritty tmux What do you prefer and why? Other terminal emulators are not excluded. --- ## [Favorite terminals (with great alt- support)](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/favorite-terminals-with-great-alt-support/522)
**Author:** [@robertmeta](https://discuss.kakoune.com/u/robertmeta)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2021, 4:24pm UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/favorite-terminals-with-great-alt-support/522 "2021-05-08T16:24:37Z")
As I try lots of terminals across linux and macs, a lot of them don’t send / don’t send properly certain alt key combinations. \ is a common offender. What are the terms most people are using? --- ## [Kak mode for the shell](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/kak-mode-for-the-shell/1682)
**Author:** [@abstractlyZach](https://discuss.kakoune.com/u/abstractlyZach)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2021, 8:27pm UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/kak-mode-for-the-shell/1682 "2021-04-19T20:27:56Z")
I like to use “vi mode” in my shell. You can activate it by using set -o vi in most shells. “vi mode” allows users to use vim commands to manipulate the shell, like jumping around text objects and scrolling through histo… --- ## [Terminal Life - Lust for Life](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/terminal-life-lust-for-life/778)
**Author:** [@duncan](https://discuss.kakoune.com/u/duncan)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2021, 6:14pm UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/terminal-life-lust-for-life/778 "2021-01-02T18:14:02Z")
Moderators Note: This single thread became this entire section, but is frozen now. Hledger ::= lightweight, portable, dependable accounting tools Patat ::= Presentations A top The ANSI Terminal Taskell ::= A CLI kanban… --- ## [Arbitrary keymaps vs. terminals](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/arbitrary-keymaps-vs-terminals/942)
**Author:** [@voroskoi](https://discuss.kakoune.com/u/voroskoi)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2020, 11:19pm UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/arbitrary-keymaps-vs-terminals/942 "2020-12-19T23:19:22Z")
Hi, I have spent literally my whole day on this, with no result, so it really bugs me now :slight\_smile: I just started learning kakoune and while i was reading :doc keys i have run into \ and \ for buffer scro… --- ## [Shell control characters rendering in Kakoune](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/shell-control-characters-rendering-in-kakoune/1387)
**Author:** [@arpalahti](https://discuss.kakoune.com/u/arpalahti)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2020, 8:59pm UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/shell-control-characters-rendering-in-kakoune/1387 "2020-11-23T20:59:06Z")
Hi. I was wondering if I could get Kakoune to render shell control characters, such as colours, like terminals do? When I acquire command output through sh into register and paste them, Kak shows these control character… --- ## [Kitty Support?](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/kitty-support/1279)
**Author:** [@meowgorithm](https://discuss.kakoune.com/u/meowgorithm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2020, 6:03pm UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/kitty-support/1279 "2020-09-23T18:03:23Z")
I’m wondering if there are any tricks to getting Kakoune to work with Kitty. In particular, window functions like :new. I’m using the latest Kitty on both macOS and bspwm on Linux. Thanks in advance. --- ## [Unable use F1 to F4 key mappings with urxvt](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/unable-use-f1-to-f4-key-mappings-with-urxvt/708)
**Author:** [@Davide](https://discuss.kakoune.com/u/Davide)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2019, 10:35am UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/unable-use-f1-to-f4-key-mappings-with-urxvt/708 "2019-09-10T10:35:27Z")
I am, just starting to use Kakoune, which I find a great editor. I am on Debian,GNU/Linux, kakoune v. 2019.01.20. The problems happens when I use kak in a urxvt terminal, while not with gnome-terminal. I have no probl… --- ## [Macos: Any way to support Cmd-C to copy from Terminal?](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/macos-any-way-to-support-cmd-c-to-copy-from-terminal/579)
**Author:** [@robx](https://discuss.kakoune.com/u/robx)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2019, 5:37pm UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/macos-any-way-to-support-cmd-c-to-copy-from-terminal/579 "2019-05-18T17:37:16Z")
Usually when I edit in the terminal, I can use the mouse to select and copy/paste using system keybindings (Cmd-C/Cmd-V). Unexpectedly this fails with kakoune; presumably, this is because kakoune’s highlighted selection …