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Panes & Splits

Panes Overview

#014 0:09 Part of the Rysh video series

One window, many minds. Every pane is its own shell and its own AI agent.

Panes Overview — 0:09 walkthrough

What you'll see

  1. Start rysh -- a single pane backed by its own agent.
  2. Press Ctrl+N to create a second pane side by side.
  3. Press Ctrl+N again for a third -- each with its own directory, history, and AI context.
  4. Press Tab to cycle focus; the focused pane gets a highlighted border.
  5. Type pwd to show input lands only in the focused pane.

Commands shown

rysh
pwd

Keys used

EnterCtrl+nTab

Transcript

0:00One window, many minds. Every pane is its own shell and its own AI agent.

0:04Start rysh and you get a single pane -- a full terminal backed by its own agent.

0:09Press Ctrl+N to create another pane. Instantly you have two independent terminals side by side.

0:16Add as many as you like. Each pane has its own working directory, its own history, its own AI context.

0:23Press Tab to cycle through your panes. The focused pane gets a highlighted border.

0:33Whatever you type lands only in the pane you've focused -- the others keep running on their own.

0:40Ctrl+N to add a pane, Tab to move between them. That's the foundation of every Rysh layout.

Key takeaway
A pane is an independent shell-plus-agent; Ctrl+N adds one and Tab moves between them.