this page is a list of things i found annoying about iterm2 and needed to change

disable command highlighting

got this thanks to this thread (thanks!)

  • open iterm2
  • settings > general > selection
  • uncheck the “Clicking on a command selects it to restrict Find and Filter”

delete by word

got this thanks to this blog (thanks!)

  • open iterm2
  • settings > profiles > keys (read: not the main keys menu) > key bindings
  • click on the presets and select Natural Text Editing
  • opt to keep all current key bindings