A trigger is an action that is performed when text matching some regular expression is received in a terminal session.
What can Triggers Do?
Various actions may be assigned to triggers. These include:
- Bounce Dock Icon: Makes the dock icon bounce until the iTerm2 window becomes key.
- Ring Bell: Plays the standard system bell sound once.
- Run Command: Runs a user-defined command.
- Run Coprocess: Runs a Coprocess.
- Send Growl Alert: If Growl is enabled, a Growl alert is sent.
- Send Text: Sends user-defined text back to the terminal as though the user had typed it.
- Show Alert: Shows an alert box with user-defined text.
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