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Claude Terminal Shortcuts

Claude Terminal Shortcuts

Luis Carlos Rico Almada

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Keyboard shortcuts to split terminals and run Claude command
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Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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Claude Terminal Shortcuts

This VS Code extension provides keyboard shortcuts to quickly open terminals with the Claude command.

Features

  • Split Terminal with Claude: Split the current terminal and run claude command
  • New Terminal with Claude: Open a new terminal (not split) and run claude command

Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Split Terminal and Run Claude:

    • Windows/Linux: Ctrl+Alt+S
    • macOS: Cmd+Alt+S
    • Only works when a terminal is focused
  • New Terminal and Run Claude:

    • Windows/Linux: Ctrl+Alt+N
    • macOS: Cmd+Alt+N
    • Works from anywhere in VS Code

Requirements

  • Claude CLI must be installed and available in your PATH

Installation

  1. Open VS Code
  2. Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X)
  3. Search for "Claude Terminal Shortcuts"
  4. Click Install

Usage

  1. Focus on a terminal or editor
  2. Use the keyboard shortcuts to quickly spawn Claude terminals

Known Issues

  • None at this time

Release Notes

1.0.0

Initial release with split terminal and new terminal commands.

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