alacritty

GPU-accelerated terminal emulator

Automatic install/update:

bash -c "$(curl -LSs https://github.com/dfmgr/alacritty/raw/main/install.sh)"

Manual install:

requires:

Debian based:

apt install alacritty

Fedora Based:

yum install alacritty

Arch Based:

pacman -S alacritty

MacOS:

brew install alacritty

mv -fv "$HOME/.config/alacritty" "$HOME/.config/alacritty.bak"
git clone https://github.com/dfmgr/alacritty "$HOME/.config/alacritty"

Keyboard Bindings

Press Ctrl+Shift+/ to view the full keybindings help in the terminal.

Quick Reference

Key	Action
Ctrl+Shift+Space	Toggle Vi mode
Ctrl+Shift+C	Copy
Ctrl+Shift+V	Paste
Ctrl+Shift+F	Search forward
Ctrl+Shift+N	New window
F11	Toggle fullscreen
Ctrl+0	Reset font size
Ctrl+= / Ctrl+-	Increase/decrease font
Ctrl+Shift+K	Clear history
Ctrl+Shift+/	Show keybindings help

Hints (URL/Path Detection)

Key	Action
Ctrl+Shift+O	Highlight URLs - type hint to open
Ctrl+Shift+P	Highlight file paths - type hint to open/edit
Ctrl+Shift+I	Highlight IP addresses - type hint to copy

Mouse Bindings

Mouse	Action
Middle-click	Paste selection
Right-click	Paste clipboard
Ctrl+Left-click	Open URL
Alt+Left-drag	Block selection

Vi Mode

Enter with Ctrl+Shift+Space, exit with i, q, or Escape.

Key	Action
h/j/k/l	Navigation
w/b/e	Word movement
0 / $	Line start/end
G / gg	Bottom/top of scrollback
v / V / Ctrl+V	Visual/line/block select
/ / ?	Search forward/backward
n / N	Next/previous match
y	Copy selection

Multiplexer Integration (tmux/screen/zellij)

Key	Action
Alt+1 - Alt+9	Switch to window 1-9
Alt+n / Alt+p	Next/previous window
Alt+c	New window
Alt+d	Detach session
Alt+z	Zoom pane
Alt+| / Alt+-	Split vertical/horizontal
Alt+Arrow	Navigate panes

See etc/bindings.md for complete documentation including multiplexer config snippets.

Themes

Available themes in etc/themes/:

• doom-one, dracula (default), gruvbox-dark, monokai-pro, nord
• oceanic-next, palenight, solarized-dark, solarized-light, tomorrow-night

Change theme by editing import in etc/alacritty.toml:

import = ["./themes/nord.toml"]

Notes

• No tabs: Alacritty doesn't support tabs by design. Use tmux, screen, or zellij.
• Live reload: Config changes apply automatically when saved.
• Cursor blinking: Enabled by default (500ms interval).
• URL hints: Press Ctrl+Shift+O to highlight clickable URLs.
• Auto-start multiplexer: Uncomment the [terminal] section in config to auto-launch tmux/screen/zellij.

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