---
title: "Search"
description: "Finding text in the scrollback, and everything else the search boxes cover."
---

## In the terminal

<kbd>⌘ F</kbd> opens the find bar over the focused pane and searches its whole
scrollback, not just the visible screen.

| | |
|---|---|
| <kbd>⏎</kbd> · <kbd>⌘ G</kbd> | Next match |
| <kbd>⇧ ⏎</kbd> · <kbd>⌘ ⇧ G</kbd> | Previous match |
| <kbd>Esc</kbd> | Close the find bar |

Two toggles sit in the bar:

- **Match case** — off by default, so a lowercase query matches anything.
- **Use regular expression** — the query becomes a regex. An invalid pattern is
  shown as an error rather than silently matching nothing.

Matches are highlighted in place and the view scrolls to each one as you step
through. On Windows and Linux the shortcuts are <kbd>Ctrl ⇧ F</kbd> to open,
<kbd>F3</kbd> and <kbd>⇧ F3</kbd> to step.

<Frame caption="Placeholder — screenshot: the find bar with matches highlighted in the scrollback">
  <img src="/images/placeholder.svg" alt="Searching the scrollback" />
</Frame>

<Tip>
  How much there is to search is **Settings → Terminal → Scrolling →
  Scrollback** — 10,000 lines per pane by default, up to 100,000. The change
  applies to new panes.
</Tip>

## Everywhere else

tty7 leans on the same pattern in a lot of places. All of them are
type-to-filter, no button to press:

| Where | What it searches |
|---|---|
| <kbd>⌘ P</kbd> | Commands — and SSH addresses you type in full |
| <kbd>⌘ ⇧ O</kbd> | Workspaces, tabs, and machines |
| <kbd>⌃ R</kbd> | Your shell history, fuzzily — [see History](/terminal/history) |
| Settings search box | Every setting, by name and by keyword |
| Files panel | Files under the workspace root |
| Theme picker | Built-in and custom themes |
| Font picker | Fonts installed on your system |