Terminal & Exec

Overview

KubeGlass includes a multi-session terminal built on xterm.js 6. Three session types are supported:

Type	How to open	What it does
Pod exec	Click a pod → Exec	Interactive shell inside a container (with picker for sidecars, init, debug containers)
Node shell	Click a node → Shell	nsenter into the node’s root filesystem
Local shell	Terminal panel → +	Local kubectl, helm, etc.

Pane management

Shortcut	Action
⌘`	Toggle terminal panel
⌘T	New terminal tab
⌘W	Close current tab
⌘⇧[ / ⌘⇧]	Previous / next tab
⌘1–⌘9	Switch to tab N
⌘D	Split horizontal
⌘⇧D	Split vertical
⌘⇧Enter	Zoom/unzoom pane
Ctrl+H/J/K/L	Vim-style pane navigation

Broadcast mode

Press ⌘⇧B to toggle broadcast mode. Keystrokes are sent to all visible panes simultaneously. Useful for running the same command across multiple pods or clusters.

Session recording

Press ⌘⇧R to start recording. The terminal captures every frame and exports to:

• .cast - asciinema format for playback with asciinema play
• .txt - Plain text transcript

Search

Press ⌘F to search the terminal scrollback. Supports regex patterns and shows match count.

Settings

Setting	Options	Default
Font size	9–24	13
Cursor style	Block, Bar, Underline	Block
Cursor blink	On / Off	On
Scrollback	1,000 – Unlimited	10,000 lines
Copy on select	On / Off	Off
Bell	None, Visual, Sound	None
Renderer	WebGL, Canvas, DOM	WebGL

Security

• Terminal sessions have an absolute 8-hour lifetime with a 5-minute warning
• Pod exec uses Kubernetes impersonation - the user’s RBAC permissions are enforced
• Session snapshots are user-scoped - each user sees only their own history

Related

Keyboard Shortcuts Full terminal and pane shortcut reference

Security Model How exec sessions are secured via impersonation

Multi-Cluster Fleet Terminal tabs scoped per cluster