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Splitting a Terminal window

You can split a Terminal window to view different parts of the scrolling window at the same time. You can view previous actions in the scrollback area at the top, and enter commands in the terminal area at the bottom. This is useful when you want to copy portions of the text in the scrollback area.

  1. Click the icon just above the scroll bar in your Terminal window. The window splits in two and the icon becomes a solid square in the lower half of the window.
  2. Position your pointer over the separator bar until the pointer changes to a solid line with up and down arrows.
  3. Drag the separator bar up or down to adjust the size of the top and bottom areas.

When you want to return to a single window, click the square icon.