Broadcast Mode

Broadcast mode sends one pane's input to all panes in the current tab simultaneously. Useful for running the same command on multiple servers.

Enabling Broadcast

Method	Action
Toolbar button	Click the "Broadcast" icon in the pane title bar
Command Palette	Type broadcast.toggle
Shortcut	Cmd + Shift + B

When enabled, the source pane's title bar shows a red badge, indicating input will be broadcast.

Input Sync

In broadcast mode, every byte typed in the source pane is sent to all terminal panes in the current tab at the same time:

• Keyboard input: characters, Enter, Ctrl+C, Tab completion, etc.
• Paste: long content pastes into all panes simultaneously
• Shortcuts: Ctrl + C interrupts the current process in all panes

What is not broadcast

• Pane resize only affects the current pane
• File editor panes are not broadcast (only terminal panes broadcast)
• Web preview and plugin panes are not broadcast

Typical Use Cases

Multi-server batch operations

1. Split 4 terminal panes in a tab, each SSH'd to a different server
2. Enable broadcast
3. Type sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
4. All 4 servers run the upgrade simultaneously

Cluster verification

1. Split panes connected to each cluster node
2. Enable broadcast
3. Type kubectl get pods -A or docker ps
4. Compare output across nodes

Failure drills

1. Multi-pane connect to primary and backup machines
2. Broadcast a failure command (e.g., systemctl stop nginx)
3. Observe failover behavior

Disabling Broadcast

Click the "Broadcast" button again or Cmd + Shift + B to disable. Input then only goes to the current pane.

Auto-disable

Switching tabs auto-disables broadcast, preventing accidental operation. You'll need to re-enable it when returning to the original tab.

Cross-workspace Limits

Broadcast is tab-level -- it only affects panes within the current tab, not across tabs. To sync across multiple workspaces, enable broadcast in each.

Next Steps

• Command Favorites - Save common commands for one-click execution (not broadcast, but click in each pane to repeat)
• Tabs & Panes - Multi-pane layout
• SSH & SFTP - Multi-server connections