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tmux
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Sessions
A session is a group of windows (and each window has at least one pane).
Commands:
# New Session tmux tmux new -s [session name] # Sessions Management tmux ls # lists current running sessions tmux rename-session -t [number] [new name] # Attach Session tmux a -t [session name or number] # Remove Session tmux kill-ses tmux kill-session -t [name]
Key Bindings:
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
Ctrl-b $ | rename session |
Ctrl-b d | detach session |
Ctrl-b D | detach session, choice |
Ctrl-b ) | next session |
Ctrl-b ( | previous session |
Windows
Windows are like tabs in a browser. Windows exist in sessions and occupy the whole screen.
Key Bindings:
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
Ctrl-b c | create window |
Ctrl-b n | move to next window |
Ctrl-b p | move to previous window |
Ctrl-b l | move to last window used |
Ctrl-b 0-9 | select window by number |
Ctrl-b ' | select window by name |
Ctrl-b . | change window number |
Ctrl-b , | change window name |
Ctrl-b f | find window (search) |
Ctrl-b & | kill window |
Panes
Panes are sections of windows that have been split vertically or horizontally (like… uh… panes in a glass window…)
Key Bindings:
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
Ctrl-b % | split vertical |
Ctrl-b “ | split horizontal |
Ctrl-b [right arrow] | move to pane to the right |
Ctrl-b [left arrow] | move to pane to the left |
Ctrl-b [up arrow] | move to pane above |
Ctrl-b [down arrow] | move to pane below |
Ctrl-b o | go to next pane |
Ctrl-b ; | got to last active pane |
Ctrl-b } | rotate panes clockwise |
Ctrl-b { | rotate panes counter-clockwise |
Ctrl-b ! | convert pane to window |
Ctrl-b x | kill pane |
Copy
Resource: Everything you need to know about tmux copy
To copy outside tmux: You should be able to highlight with your mouse (shift + left-mouse-button). Once highlighted, go to the program where you want to paste and click the middle-mouse-button.
- If that doesn't work (sometimes it does… sometimes it doesn't… and that drives me nuts!)…
- Shift + Left-Mouse-Button: This highlights the text you want to copy. Then just go to the window/program into which you want to paste and middle-mouse-button to paste (i.e., Linux default behavior).
To copy inside tmux: See the following…
Key Bindings:
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
Ctrl-b [ | enter copy mode |
Ctrl-b ] | paste from buffer |
Copy Mode Commands:
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
Ctrl-[spacebar] | start selection |
Ctrl-w or Alt-w | copy selection |
Ctrl-[Esc] | clear selection |
Ctrl-g | go to top |
Ctrl-G | go to bottom |
Ctrl-h | move cursor left |
Ctrl-j | move cursor down |
Ctrl-k | move cursor up |
Ctrl-l | move cursor right |
Ctrl-/ | search |
Ctrl-# | list paste buffers |
Ctrl-q | quit |
Other Stuff
Mouse Mode
Mouse mode allows you to control the pane selection, pane resizing, window selection operation, along with scrolling, with the mouse.
To enable the mouse mode, open the ~/.tmux.conf file and put the following line inside it:
setw -g mouse on
Reload it (whenever you change a configuration file of a running program, like a Bash shell, etc., you need to source it to load it again–or exit and enter again):
tmux source-file ~/.tmux.conf