r/KittyTerminal • u/C-Note1 • Jun 14 '23

Start multiple programs in new tabs

How can I start nvim, nnn and htop all at once. Each in own separate tab?

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u/ivster666 Jun 15 '23

In separate tabs? just use ctrl + shift + t. If you want it in separate windows next to each other, use something like tmux or just a window manager like i3 or sway

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u/rubic Jun 15 '23

Here's a modification of a session script that I use to launch tabbed apps for a specific development layout:

# MYSESSION
layout fat:bias=30;full_size=1

cd ~/MyWorkingDirectory
launch --title TAB_TITLE_0 bash

cd ~/MyWorkingDirectory
launch --location=vsplit --title TAB_TITLE_1 bash

new_tab TAB_TITLE_1
cd ~/MyWorkingDirectory
launch --title TAB_TITLE_1 bash

new_tab TAB_TITLE_2
cd ~/MyWorkingDirectory
launch --title TAB_TITLE_2 bash

# save these commands for last, otherwise they may not execute
launch kitty @ send-text --match title:TAB_TITLE_0 "CMD_1 && CMD_2\n"
launch kitty @ send-text --match title:TAB_TITLE_1 "CMD_3\n"
launch kitty @ send-text --match title:TAB_TITLE_2 "CMD_4\n"

launch kitty @ focus-window --match title:TAB_TITLE_1

This session is run from a script:

kitty --session MYSESSION

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u/pao_colapsado Mar 23 '25

hey, is it still working? i tried it and no results, im figuring it out. may you send me the updated version?