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Copy and Paste Buffers in TMUX
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TMUX_COPY_PASTE_BUFFER
#### http://awhan.wordpress.com/2010/06/20/copy-paste-in-tmux/
#### emacs style copy in tmux
1) enter copy mode using Control+b [
2) navigate to beginning of text, you want to select and hit Control+Space
3) move around using arrow keys to select region
4) when you reach end of region simply hit Alt+w to copy the region
5) now Control+b ] will paste the selection
#### vim/vi style copy in tmux
#### setw -g mode-keys vi
1) enter copy mode using Control+b [
2) navigate to beginning of text, you want to select and hit Space
3) move around using arrow keys to select region
4) when you reach end of region simply hit Enter to copy the region
5) now Control+b ] will paste the selection
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