> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://www.rumus.ai/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Search

> Find text in the scrollback of a terminal tab.

Every terminal tab has its own search bar — a quick way to find a string of text in the visible buffer and scrollback without leaving the keyboard.

## Open the search bar

The search bar appears on top of the terminal output when you trigger the **Search** keybinding (configurable in [Settings → Keyboard](/docs/customization/keyboard) — typical defaults are `Ctrl+F` or `Cmd+F`). It shows the placeholder *"Find in terminal…"* and a pair of arrow buttons for navigation.

## Search behavior

* **Live highlight** — every match in the visible buffer is highlighted as you type.
* **Next / previous** — the arrow buttons (or the bound keys) jump to the next or previous match. The terminal scrolls to bring the active match into view.
* **Case sensitivity / regex** — toggle from the search bar's options menu, when present.

## Closing search

Hit `Esc` or click the **×** on the search bar to close it. The terminal returns to its normal view and selection markers go away.

## Scope and limits

Search runs against whatever is in the terminal's scrollback buffer for **this tab only** — it doesn't reach across multiple tabs. Very long sessions eventually drop the oldest lines off the top; if you need to keep history beyond what fits in scrollback, redirect output to a file or use shell history.

## Next steps

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  <Card title="Keyboard shortcuts" icon="keyboard" href="/docs/customization/keyboard">
    Bind the terminal search shortcut to whatever key feels natural.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Shell integration" icon="terminal" href="/docs/terminal/shell-integration">
    Cleaner prompt boundaries make scrollback search far more precise.
  </Card>
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