Tmux

Useful commonly used commands and shortcut keys for tmux.

Installation

# macOS
brew install tmux

# Ubuntu
sudo apt update
sudo apt install tmux -y

Running

# Start a new session
tmux

# Start a new session and give it a name
tmux new -s session_name

# Attach to last used session
tmux a

# Attach to a named session
tmux a -t session_name

# List all sessions
tmux ls

# Rename a session
tmux rename-session -t current_name new_name

# Run a script in a new tmux session and detach it
tmux new -d '/path/to/script.sh'

Within tmux

# New window
Ctrl + b
c

# Next window
Ctrl + b
n

# Previous window
Ctrl + b
p

# Select window 2
Ctrl + b
2

# Close window
Ctrl + d


# Split pane horizontally
Ctrl + b
"

# Split pane vertically
Ctrl + b
%

# Show pane number
Ctrl + b
q

# Choose pane 2
Ctrl + b
q
2

# Navigate pane with arrow keys
Ctrl + b
Arrow keys (left, right, up or down)

# Detach the session
Ctrl + b
d

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