wezterm/docs/config/lua/keyassignment/SplitPane.md

SplitPane

Since: 20220624-141144-bd1b7c5d

Splits the active pane in a particular direction, spawning a new command into the newly created pane.

This assignment has a number of fields that control the overall action:

• direction - can be one of "Up", "Down", "Left", "Right". Specifies where the new pane will end up. This field is required.
• size - controls the size of the new pane. Can be {Cells=10} to specify eg: 10 cells or {Percent=50} to specify 50% of the available space. If omitted, {Percent=50} is the default
• command - the SpawnCommand that specifies what program to launch into the new pane. If omitted, the default_prog is used
• top_level - if set to true, rather than splitting the active pane, the split will be made at the root of the tab and effectively split the entire tab across the full extent possible. The default is false.

local wezterm = require 'wezterm'

return {
  keys = {
    -- This will create a new split and run the `top` program inside it
    {
      key = '%',
      mods = 'CTRL|SHIFT|ALT',
      action = wezterm.action.SplitPane {
        direction = 'Left',
        command = { args = { 'top' } },
        size = { Percent = 50 },
      },
    },
  },
}

See also: SplitHorizontal, SplitVertical and wezterm cli split-pane --help.