Jumping word-wise in the iTerm2 (3.0 beta):
- Open the Preferences Pane
- Goto Tab Keys
- Create a new Key Binding with the Shortcut “⌥ + ←” and use “Send Escape Sequence” as the Action and Set “Esc + b”
- Create a new Key Binding with the Shortcut “⌥ + →” and use “Send Escape Sequence” as the Action and Set “Esc + f”