Custom terminator layout with multiple tabs and terminals
The following terminator layout ([download id=”4658″]) opens 3 different tabs, the first two tabs contain only one terminal each and the third one has 4 terminals in a 2×2 matrix.
Each of these tabs have their own custom name set and following each terminal has its name set to make it easier for the user to recognize the purpose of each one.
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After opening these terminals, the configuration file, contains specific commands to be executed by each terminal, allowing you to automate a some trivial part of your day to day operations.
In this example, each terminal will navigate to a specific project or connect via ssh to some server, then it will perform some operation like performing a git pull and finally it will preserve the connection for you by starting a new bash instance to continue using that terminal.
Feel free to edit the layout and create a custom configuration for your tabs / the terminals and the commands.
Installation / Usage
- Replace the
config([download id=”4658″]) file in your home user folder~/.config/terminator/with the one we provide
(InnautiluspressCtrl+Hto view hidden files and folders if you cannot find the.configfolder) - Open terminator and execute the following:
terminator -l init;
If you want to create an alias for this command:
Open .bashrc file at your home user folder and add the following
alias my-init="terminator -l init"
For any new terminal in terminator, executing my-init will spawn a new window of terminator that has all the configuration from the file loaded into it.
Contents of [download id=”4658″]
[global_config]
[keybindings]
[layouts]
[[default]]
[[[child1]]]
parent = window0
type = Terminal
[[[window0]]]
parent = ""
type = Window
[[init]]
[[[child0]]]
fullscreen = False
last_active_window = True
maximised = True
order = 0
parent = ""
position = 0:26
size = 1918, 1002
title = /bin/bash
type = Window
[[[child1]]]
active_page = 0
labels = www, MA, all other, dev logs, staging logs, live logs
last_active_term = d3c317d7-964a-4625-96d0-39deb5166072, 93ce7874-059e-4794-b337-7b640654a3d6, db090e6f-07e4-431e-ad86-a8b6cb965b5e, 906a5f4d-a3af-4da8-8385-673b132e7edd, 1b48b3b9-216c-470b-be53-ec1e8c6fdc0b, cb7d737c-a064-4e0e-ad5e-59c47d7bdd3b
order = 0
parent = child0
type = Notebook
[[[child11]]]
order = 3
parent = child1
position = 956
ratio = 0.500261643119
type = HPaned
[[[child14]]]
order = 4
parent = child1
position = 956
ratio = 0.500261643119
type = HPaned
[[[child17]]]
order = 5
parent = child1
position = 956
ratio = 0.500261643119
type = HPaned
[[[child4]]]
order = 2
parent = child1
position = 956
ratio = 0.500261643119
type = HPaned
[[[child5]]]
order = 0
parent = child4
position = 481
ratio = 0.500520291363
type = VPaned
[[[child8]]]
order = 1
parent = child4
position = 481
ratio = 0.500520291363
type = VPaned
[[[terminal10]]]
command = cd /vhosts/www.example.com/; git pull; bash
order = 1
parent = child8
profile = default
title = www.example.com
type = Terminal
uuid = db090e6f-07e4-431e-ad86-a8b6cb965b5e
[[[terminal12]]]
command = "ssh -t git 'cd vhosts/www.bytefreaks.net/ci_applications/registration_forms/logs/; ll; bash'"
directory = ""
order = 0
parent = child11
profile = default
title = WWW dev logs
type = Terminal
uuid = 4c08356b-b516-4286-8b6d-ba071f1394f3
[[[terminal13]]]
command = "ssh -t git 'cd vhosts/my.bytefreaks.net/symfony/var/logs/; ll; bash'"
directory = ""
order = 1
parent = child11
profile = default
title = MA dev logs
type = Terminal
uuid = 906a5f4d-a3af-4da8-8385-673b132e7edd
[[[terminal15]]]
command = "ssh -t web13 'cd /data/var/www/vhosts/staging-www.bytefreaks.net/htdocs/ci_applications/registration_forms/logs/; ls -la; bash'"
order = 0
parent = child14
profile = default
title = WWW staging logs
type = Terminal
uuid = 1b48b3b9-216c-470b-be53-ec1e8c6fdc0b
[[[terminal16]]]
command = "ssh -t web13 'cd /data/var/www/vhosts/staging-my.bytefreaks.net/htdocs/symfony/var/logs/; ls -la; bash'"
order = 1
parent = child14
profile = default
title = MA staging logs
type = Terminal
uuid = e26e94cd-855a-44ff-9c67-66b1c03bac56
[[[terminal18]]]
command = "ssh -t web13 'cd /data/var/www/vhosts/www.bytefreaks.net/htdocs/ci_applications/registration_forms/logs/; ls -la; bash'"
directory = ""
order = 0
parent = child17
profile = default
title = WWW Live logs
type = Terminal
uuid = 70466609-2d01-45d2-84b4-e377b111e540
[[[terminal19]]]
command = "ssh -t web13 'cd /data/var/www/vhosts/my.bytefreaks.net/htdocs/symfony/var/logs/; ls -la; bash'"
directory = ""
order = 1
parent = child17
profile = default
title = MA Live logs
type = Terminal
uuid = cb7d737c-a064-4e0e-ad5e-59c47d7bdd3b
[[[terminal2]]]
command = cd /vhosts/www.bytefreaks.net/; git pull; bash
order = 0
parent = child1
profile = default
title = www.bytefreaks.net
type = Terminal
uuid = d3c317d7-964a-4625-96d0-39deb5166072
[[[terminal3]]]
command = cd /vhosts/my.bytefreaks.net/; git pull; bash
order = 1
parent = child1
profile = default
title = my.bytefreaks.net
type = Terminal
uuid = 93ce7874-059e-4794-b337-7b640654a3d6
[[[terminal6]]]
command = cd /vhosts/www.michanicos.com/; git pull; bash
order = 0
parent = child5
profile = default
title = www.michanicos.com
type = Terminal
uuid = 2f204209-0c0b-4fab-b883-95f95f5d38e9
[[[terminal7]]]
command = cd /vhosts/www.etea.com.cy/; git pull; bash
order = 1
parent = child5
profile = default
title = www.etea.com.cy
type = Terminal
uuid = 6f801914-5225-4e1f-b54c-f48540274614
[[[terminal9]]]
command = cd /vhosts/www.ieee.org/; git pull; bash
order = 0
parent = child8
profile = default
title = www.ieee.org
type = Terminal
uuid = 3dbfe3a7-2e25-4e7d-bb02-dc4aeeeda47f
[plugins]
[profiles]
[[default]]
background_darkness = 0.8
cursor_color = "#ffffff"
foreground_color = "#ffffff"
