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Saltbush Terminal
Saltbush Terminal is a tabbed terminal for Windows and Linux with saved sessions in folders. Version 1.3.1 connects over SSH2 (built-in engine or the OpenSSH client), SFTP, Telnet, RLogin, raw TCP, serial ports and local shells. It calls BBSes with a proper DOS screen, the VGA font and Zmodem, and runs Python and Lua scripts. Scripts written for Lantern Terminal and the SyncTERM-Lua fork run unchanged.
Quick start
- Install Saltbush Terminal and start it.
- Choose File → New Session…, pick a protocol, enter the details and give the session a name and folder. For a BBS choose Tools → New BBS Session….
- Double-click the session in the Session Manager to connect.
- For SSH, check a new server's fingerprint before typing yes, then answer the password or passphrase question in the terminal.
File → Quick Connect… (Ctrl+Shift+Q) connects without saving first, and File → Open Local Shell (Ctrl+Shift+T) opens a shell on this computer.
Guides
Keyboard
Saltbush's own shortcuts use Ctrl+Shift, so Ctrl+C, Ctrl+D, Ctrl+W and the other Ctrl keys reach the program in the terminal.
| Keys | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+Shift+N | New session |
| Ctrl+Shift+Q | Quick Connect |
| Ctrl+Shift+T | Local shell |
| Ctrl+Shift+C / Ctrl+Shift+V | Copy / paste (Shift+Insert also pastes) |
| Ctrl+Shift+F | Find in the terminal and its scrollback |
| Ctrl+Shift+R / Ctrl+Shift+D | Reconnect / disconnect |
| Ctrl+Shift+W | Close tab |
| Ctrl+Tab / Ctrl+Shift+Tab | Next / previous tab |
| F11 | Full screen |
Session Options → Input can make plain Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V copy and paste instead.
Limits
The Windows version has been tested under Wine but not yet on a physical Windows PC. Xmodem and Ymodem need the lrzsz programs and are available on Linux only. The full list is in LIMITATIONS.md.
Questions and bug reports: slaterm@theiguru.au