wezterm cli split-pane

Run wezterm cli split-pane --help to see more help

Split the current pane. Outputs the pane-id for the newly created pane on success.

This command will create a split in the current pane and spawn a command into it. This splits the pane and creates a new one at the bottom running the default command:

$ wezterm cli split-pane
2

You may spawn an alternative program by passing the argument list; it is recommended that you use -- to denote the end of the arguments being passed to wezterm cli split-pane so that any parameters you may wish to pass to the program are not confused with parameters to wezterm cli split-pane. This example launches bash as a login shell in a new pane at the bottom:

$ wezterm cli split-pane -- bash -l
3

This example creates a split to the left, occupying 30% of the available space:

$ wezterm cli split-pane --left --percent 30
4

The following options affect the behavior:

• --cwd CWD - Specify the current working directory for the initially spawned program.
• --horizontal - Equivalent to --right. If neither this nor any other direction is specified, the default is equivalent to --bottom.
• --pane-id - Specifies the pane that should be split. See also Targeting Panes.

Since: Version 20220624-141144-bd1b7c5d

The functionality described in this section requires version 20220624-141144-bd1b7c5d of wezterm, or a more recent version.

• --bottom - Split vertically, with the new pane on the bottom.
• --cells CELLS - The number of cells that the new split should have. If omitted, 50% of the available space is used.
• --left - Split horizontally, with the new pane on the left.
• --move-pane-id MOVE_PANE_ID - Instead of spawning a new command, move the specified pane into the newly created split.
• --percent PERCENT - Specify the number of cells that the new split should have, expressed as a percentage of the available space.
• --right - Split horizontally, with the new pane on the right.
• --top - Split vertically, with the new pane on the top.
• --top-level - Rather than splitting the active pane, split the entire window.

Synopsis

split the current pane.
Outputs the pane-id for the newly created pane on success

Usage: wezterm cli split-pane [OPTIONS] [PROG]...

Arguments:
  [PROG]...  Instead of executing your shell, run PROG. For example: `wezterm
             cli split-pane -- bash -l` will spawn bash as if it were a login
             shell

Options:
      --pane-id <PANE_ID>
          Specify the pane that should be split. The default is to use the
          current pane based on the environment variable WEZTERM_PANE
      --horizontal
          Equivalent to `--right`. If neither this nor any other direction is
          specified, the default is equivalent to `--bottom`
      --left
          Split horizontally, with the new pane on the left
      --right
          Split horizontally, with the new pane on the right
      --top
          Split vertically, with the new pane on the top
      --bottom
          Split vertically, with the new pane on the bottom
      --top-level
          Rather than splitting the active pane, split the entire window
      --cells <CELLS>
          The number of cells that the new split should have. If omitted, 50% of
          the available space is used
      --percent <PERCENT>
          Specify the number of cells that the new split should have, expressed
          as a percentage of the available space
      --cwd <CWD>
          Specify the current working directory for the initially spawned
          program
      --move-pane-id <MOVE_PANE_ID>
          Instead of spawning a new command, move the specified pane into the
          newly created split
  -h, --help
          Print help