Use the Inspector in Terminal on Mac (2024)

Use the Inspector in Terminal on Mac (1)

Use the inspector to view and manage running processes, quickly edit window titles and background colors, and more.

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Send a command to a running process

  1. In the Terminal app Use the Inspector in Terminal on Mac (2) on your Mac, select a window or tab.

  2. Choose Shell > Show Inspector.

  3. Select a process in the Running Processes list.

  4. Click the Action pop-up menu Use the Inspector in Terminal on Mac (3), then choose a command from Signal Process Group.

Change the profile used by the active window

  1. In the Terminal app Use the Inspector in Terminal on Mac (4) on your Mac, select a window or tab.

  2. Choose Shell > Show Inspector.

  3. Click Profile, then select a profile.

Change window titles, background color, or size

  1. In the Terminal app Use the Inspector in Terminal on Mac (5) on your Mac, select a window or tab.

  2. Choose Shell > Show Inspector.

  3. Do any of the following:

    • Change the window title: Enter a title in the Window Title field.

    • Change the tab title: Enter a title in the Tab Title field.

    • Change the window size: Enter values in the Columns and Rows fields.

    • Change the background color: Click the Background color well, then choose a color in the Colors window. If you want to revert to the original profile color, click Restore Profile Color in the Colors window.

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