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\guidepart{slate}{Extras}{The extras}
{The cheat sheet, the command line, and words you might trip over.}
{\partitem{\iKeyboard}{Keyboard cheat sheet}
\partitem{\iTerminal}{Command-line options}
\partitem{\iBrain}{Glossary}}
% =========================================================================================
\chapter{Keyboard cheat sheet}\label{app:keys}
\chapmeta{print it}{Stick this page next to your monitor}
\newcommand\shortcut[2]{#1 & #2\\}
\newcommand\sheet[3]{%
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before skip=0pt, after skip=10pt, fontupper=\small]
{\heavy\large\color{#1!85!black}#2}\par\vspace{4pt}
\renewcommand\arraystretch{1.5}\begin{tabularx}{\linewidth}{@{}X>{\raggedleft\arraybackslash}p{36mm}@{}}#3\end{tabularx}
\end{tcolorbox}}
\begin{multicols}{2}
\sheet{accent}{\iRocket\enspace Everywhere}{%
\shortcut{Command palette}{\keys{\mod+K}}
\shortcut{New connection}{\keys{\mod+N}}
\shortcut{Quick Connect}{\keys{\mod+Shift+Q}}
\shortcut{Settings}{\keys{\mod+,}}
\shortcut{Full screen}{\kbd{F11}}}
\sheet{violet}{\iSplit\enspace Tabs \& panes}{%
\shortcut{Close tab}{\keys{\mod+W}}
\shortcut{Next tab}{\keys{\mod+Tab}}
\shortcut{Previous tab}{\keys{\mod+Shift+Tab}}
\shortcut{Go to tab 1–9}{\keys{\mod+1}…\kbd{9}}
\shortcut{Split right}{\keys{\mod+Shift+D}}
\shortcut{Split down}{\keys{\mod+Shift+E}}}
\sheet{teal}{\iWand\enspace Power tools}{%
\shortcut{Broadcast on/off}{\keys{\mod+Shift+B}}
\shortcut{Snippets}{\keys{\mod+Shift+S}}
\shortcut{Record on/off}{\keys{\mod+Shift+R}}}
\sheet{amber}{\iTerminal\enspace In the terminal}{%
\shortcut{Copy selection}{\keys{\mod+C}}
\shortcut{Paste}{\keys{\mod+V}}
\shortcut{Find}{\keys{\mod+F}}
\shortcut{Next / previous match}{\kbd{Enter} / \keys{Shift+Enter}}
\shortcut{Scroll a page}{\keys{Shift+PageUp}}
\shortcut{Top / bottom}{\keys{Shift+Home} / \kbd{End}}
\shortcut{Open link}{\kbd{Ctrl}/\kbd{\ph{E1C4}} + click}}
\sheet{pink}{\iMap\enspace Mouse moves}{%
\shortcut{Select word / line}{double / triple-click}
\shortcut{Extend selection}{\kbd{Shift} + click}
\shortcut{Select several profiles}{\kbd{Ctrl}/\kbd{\ph{E1C4}} + click}
\shortcut{Everything else}{right-click it}}
\end{multicols}
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\chapter{Command-line options}\label{app:cli}
\chapmeta{1 minute}{You'll script, demo and test with a few handy flags}
\renewcommand\arraystretch{1.5}
\begin{tabularx}{\linewidth}{@{}>{\leavevmode\ttfamily\color{ink}}p{52mm}X@{}}
\toprule
--data-dir DIR & Use another data folder (portable installs, demos, testing).\\
--theme pro|midnight|light & Start with this theme.\\
--connect NAME & Connect to a saved profile by name at startup. Repeat it for several.\\
--open WINDOW & Open a window at startup: \code{settings}, \code{settings:security}, \code{snippets},
\code{keys}, \code{recordings}, \code{palette}, \code{quick}…\\
--version & Print the version and exit.\\
\bottomrule
\end{tabularx}
\begin{sidequest}[How the screenshots in this guide were made]
Every screenshot here is the real app, driven by \code{docs/guide/tools/screenshots.sh}: it starts throwaway
SSH, IRC, VNC and GitHub-ish servers, fills a demo data folder, and runs Nexus Terminal headless with
\code{--screenshot}, \code{--do} (run a palette command) and \code{--answer} (fill a password prompt). Change the app,
rerun the script, rebuild the guide.
\end{sidequest}
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\chapter{Glossary}\label{app:glossary}
\chapmeta{dip in}{Words you might trip over, in one line each}
\begin{multicols}{2}\small
\begin{description}[leftmargin=0pt, itemsep=5pt]
\item[Agent] A background program holding your unlocked SSH keys, so you type the passphrase once.
\item[Asciicast] The file format for terminal recordings. Plays in Nexus Terminal and \code{asciinema}.
\item[Bastion / jump host] A server you go \emph{through} to reach the ones behind it.
\item[Baud rate] How fast a serial line talks. Both ends must agree.
\item[Broadcast] Typing into several sessions at once.
\item[DTR / RTS] Serial control lines. Some boards use them for reset or flashing.
\item[Fingerprint] A short summary of a server's host key, used to spot imposters.
\item[Host key] A server's identity. Changes when it's rebuilt, or when someone's pretending.
\item[Keychain] Your operating system's password store.
\item[Port forward] A tunnel carrying one TCP port through SSH.
\item[Profile] A saved connection.
\item[RAW TCP] A plain socket: bytes in, bytes out, no terminal rules.
\item[SFTP] File transfer over SSH.
\item[Snippet] A saved command, optionally with blanks to fill in.
\item[TOTP] Time-based one-time passwords: the six digits from your authenticator app.
\item[Trigger] A rule that watches output and reacts to a pattern.
\item[Vault] Nexus Terminal's encrypted password store, for when there's no keychain.
\item[VNC] A way of seeing and controlling another computer's desktop.
\end{description}
\end{multicols}
\vfill
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=16mm]{img/logo.pdf}\par\vspace{6pt}
{\heavy\color{ink}That's the lot.}\par
{\small\color{muted}Go and connect to something. \iRocket}
\end{center}