tabby-quick-cmds

A plugin that provides quick command functionality for Tabby terminal.

Features

• Quick Command Menu: Quickly open command list through hotkeys
• Command Group Management: Support organizing commands by groups
• Multi-line Command Support: Execute complex commands containing multiple lines
• Hotkey Combination Support: Send special combination key commands (like Ctrl+C, Ctrl+I, etc.)
• Delayed Execution: Support adding delays between commands
• Enter Control: Option to automatically add carriage return at the end of commands

Hotkeys

• Windows: Alt+Q
• macOS: Alt+Q
• Linux: Alt+Q

Installation

Install from ZIP Package

1. Download the latest release ZIP package from GitHub Releases
2. Extract the ZIP package
3. Copy the extracted folder to Tabby's plugins directory:
   • Windows: %APPDATA%\tabby\plugins\node_modules
   • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/tabby/plugins
   • Linux: ~/.config/tabby/plugins
4. Restart Tabby
5. Verify the installation by checking if the Quick Commands menu appears in Tabby's settings

Configuration

Command Configuration

Each command contains the following properties:

• name: Command name
• text: Command content
• appendCR: Whether to automatically add carriage return (true/false)
• group: Command group (optional)

Special Syntax

1. Multi-line Commands: Use line breaks directly in command content

cd /path/to/project
npm install
npm start

2. Combination Keys: Use ASCII control characters

• Ctrl+C: \x03
• Ctrl+I: \x09

3. Delayed Execution: Use \sxxx to add delay

• \s1000: Delay 1000 milliseconds

Usage Examples

1. Basic Command

name: "List Files"
text: "ls -la"
appendCR: true

2. Multi-line Command Example

name: "Start Project"
text: "cd ~/project\nnpm install\nnpm start"
appendCR: true

3. Command with Delay

name: "Step Execution"
text: "echo Step 1\s1000\necho Step 2\s1000\necho Step 3"
appendCR: true

4. Combination Key Command

name: "Interrupt Process"
text: "\x03"
appendCR: false