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Create custom function keys in Terminal
You can create custom function keys in Terminal to help you work more efficiently.
Choose Terminal > Preferences, then click Profiles.
Select a profile from the list on the left.
Click Keyboard.
Select an existing key in the Key list and click Edit, or click the Add button
to create a new key combination.
Click the Key pop-up menu, then choose a key.
Click the Modifier pop-up menu, then choose a modifier key (choose “none” if you don’t want to use a modifier with the key).
Click the Action pop-up menu
, then choose the function you want the key to perform.
Enter the string you want to assign to this key combination, then click OK.
See alsoTerminal Keyboard preferences