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Organizing the Terminal screen does not change the project or what is running: it changes the screen's arrangement. Every arrangement is saved and comes back on the next opening.

## Split a panel

There are three paths to split, and all of them reach the same result:

1. **From the tab menu** — the split-terminal option, with the direction to choose.
2. **From the panel header** — the panel's own menu, which splits from it.
3. **From the split shortcuts** of the active panel.

What you need to know before splitting:

- The direction is **horizontal** or **vertical**. Any other value is refused before the split happens.
- Splitting by shortcut **inherits the working directory** of the source panel — that is what lets you split and already be in the same place.
- **If a panel is expanded, the split leaves expanded mode first.** This exists so the new panel receives correct dimensions instead of being born squashed.
- You can open a command right inside the new panel. If the command is invalid, the failure happens **after** the panel exists: you are left with one extra panel to close.

## Cycle focus, equalize and expand

| Action | How it works |
|---|---|
| **Cycle focus** | Moves from one panel to the next in a cycle. Requires more than one panel — and, if one is expanded, it is collapsed before the switch. |
| **Equalize sizes** | Makes the divisions equal. It is **blocked while a panel is expanded**, because there is nothing to equalize in that state. |
| **Expand / restore** | Makes the active panel fill the whole area and come back. Also requires more than one panel. |

Maximizing a panel is only a screen arrangement: sessions keep running, including those of the hidden panels.

## Rename tabs and panels

- **Tab:** from the tab menu, in the item that changes the title.
- **Panel:** from the panel's context menu, in the item that sets the title — and there is a separate item to **clear** the title and go back to automatic.
- The same two gestures exist as shortcuts.
- A panel title **is saved in the arrangement immediately**: it comes back on the next opening, along with position and size.
- **Beware of duplicate titles:** the command line selects sessions by title or identifier. Two identical titles make selection ambiguous — prefer the identifier when automating.
- Clearing the title restores the automatic name derived from what is running.

## Pin and color tabs

- The tab bar is shared with other tab types, so tab actions apply to more than one kind of content.
- **Pinning** protects the tab: a pinned tab is not closed by the ordinary close item, and closing it asks for confirmation.
- **Color** is a visual marker of the tab — useful to separate, for example, what is an agent from what is a shell.
- Pinning and coloring **do not** change the process or what is running in the tab.

> Closing a tab and closing a panel can end a process.

## Identifiers

The panel menus let you **copy the terminal identifier and the panel identifier**. They are the input for commands that target a specific session — and that is exactly why they demand attention: a swapped identifier can point at another session in a destructive command.

## Arrangement persistence

- Divisions, sizes, titles and the active panel are kept in the screen arrangement.
- Tabs that leave the visible area go to rest and come back when you return to them.
- The arrangement returns when you reopen the app; the **process** does not (see [Resuming after a restart](/docs/en/ferramentas/terminal/retomar-sessoes/)).

## On the command line

Splitting and renaming have their own commands, with direction, initial command and title. See [Terminal command reference](/docs/en/ferramentas/terminal/referencia-cli/).