yakuake

KDE drop-down terminal emulator

TLDR

Start yakuake

$ yakuake

Show version information

$ yakuake --version

Show help

$ yakuake --help

SYNOPSIS

yakuake [Qt options] [KDE options]

yakuake is a drop-down terminal emulator for KDE based on Konsole technology. It slides down from the top of the screen when activated with a configurable global shortcut (F12 by default), similar to Quake-style consoles.The terminal supports tabs, horizontal and vertical split views, configurable width/height/opacity, and extensive customization through the KDE settings system and D-Bus scripting.

PARAMETERS

--help

Display help information.

--help-qt

Display Qt-specific options.

--help-kde

Display KDE-specific options.

--version

Show version information.

--author

Show authors and credits.

--license

Display licensing information.

KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

F12

Toggle Yakuake visibility (retract/extend).

Ctrl+Shift+T

Open a new session (tab).

Ctrl+Shift+W

Close the current session.

Ctrl+(

Split the current session left/right.

Ctrl+)

Split the current session top/bottom.

Ctrl+Shift+X

Close the active split.

Shift+Left / Shift+Right

Switch to the previous/next session tab.

Ctrl+Alt+S

Rename the current session.

Ctrl+Shift+,

Open the configuration dialog.

CAVEATS

Designed for KDE Plasma but works under other desktops provided the required KDE Frameworks libraries are installed. The F12 global shortcut may conflict with other applications; it can be rebound in the configuration dialog.