Broadcast to every pane#

Broadcast sends what you type to every pane in the tab at once, so one command runs on every machine you have open. Use it when you would otherwise run the same command five times: a version check across a fleet, a service restart everywhere, or a look at the same directory on several hosts.

Turn broadcast on and off#

Select Broadcast in the toolbar, or press Ctrl+Shift+B. The button changes to BROADCAST ON, and a red BROADCAST badge appears on every pane.

Now type in any pane. The keystrokes go to all of them. Each machine answers in its own pane, so you can compare the results side by side.

Select BROADCAST ON again, or press Ctrl+Shift+B, to turn it off. Each pane then receives only what you type into it.

Which panes it reaches#

Broadcast applies to the tab you are in, and to every pane in it. It does not reach other Remote Terminal tabs. To keep a session out of a broadcast, put it in a separate tab.

You cannot broadcast to only some of the panes in a tab, and there is no confirmation before it turns on. The badge on every pane is the warning.

Warning Broadcast does not care what the panes are connected to. If one of them is a production host, the command runs there too. Check what is open before you turn it on, and turn it off as soon as you are done.

Avoid running it by accident#

The badge pulses, so it stays noticeable during a long session. Even so, you can easily forget that broadcast is still on from earlier. Turn it off the moment the repeated work is finished.

Every pane receives the same keystrokes, so an interactive prompt gets your answer everywhere at once. A prompt that appears on only some of the machines still receives your answer on all of them. Watch what each pane asks before you answer.