input: add new_tab_with_command keybind action#12984
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Adds a new keybind action that opens a new tab running the given
command instead of the configured default, e.g.:
keybind = cmd+ctrl+digit_1=new_tab_with_command:ssh myhost
The surface configuration plumbing (command override, inherited
config notification) already existed; this exposes it through a
binding action. macOS implements the full behavior; GTK currently
falls back to a plain new tab.
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Summary
Adds a new keybind action
new_tab_with_command:<command>that opens a new tab running the given command instead of the configured default:This gives a lightweight version of iTerm2's "profile that runs a command" workflow: a dedicated shortcut per remote host or tool, each opening in a native tab.
Vouched in #12977. Design discussion for window/split variants: #12985.
Implementation notes
SurfaceConfiguration.commandand the inherited-config notification on macOS); this change only exposes it through a binding action.OpenUrlpattern for passing a C-ABI string across the boundary.wait-after-commandwere enabled — both inherited from the existing embedded surface-config behavior, and documented in the action's doc comment.new_tab. I don't have a Linux dev setup to wire and test the GTK side properly, so I kept it compiling with a graceful fallback rather than shipping untested code. Happy to do a follow-up if someone can point me at the right spot in the GTK apprt.parse: new_tab_with_command);zig fmtclean; targeted tests pass locally on macOS.Open design question
@jcollie asked in the vouch discussion whether there should be similar actions for new windows and splits, and whether that should be one parameterized action or separate actions. I kept this PR minimal: tab only, as a separate action mirroring the existing
new_tabnaming. Discussion opened in #12985 — happy to rework toward whichever direction maintainers prefer.AI disclosure
Per
AI_POLICY.md: this change was developed with assistance from Claude Code (Anthropic). I directed the design, reviewed and understand every line (the patch is purely additive and follows existing patterns), and built and tested the result locally on macOS, where I run it as my daily driver.🤖 Generated with Claude Code