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cheat-tmux.markdown

$ cheat tmux

• Source: http://cheat.errtheblog.com/s/tmux
• Version: 7 (udpated by mloskot)

Managing tmux sessions

$ tmux      # start tmux server
$ tmux at   # attach running sessions to a terminal
$ tmux ls   # list running tmux sessions
$ exit      # close tmux session

Sharing sessions between terminals

$ tmux new -s session_name # make new named session
$ tmux at -t session_name  # attach to exist session (allowing shared sessions)
$ tmux kill-session -t session_name  # kill named session

Commands (used within a running tmux session):

NOTE: All commands need to be prefixed with the action key. By default, this is CTRL-b

• c - create new window

• n/p - move to next/previous window

• 0-9 - move to window number 0-9

• l - move to previously selected window

• f - find window by name

• w - menu with all windows

• & - kill current window

• , - rename window

• % - split window, adding a vertical pane to the right

• " - split window, adding an horizontal pane below

• q - show pane numbers (used to switch between panes)

• o - switch to the next pane

• ?/? - move focus to left/right pane

• ?/? - move focus to upper/lower pane

• ! - Break current pane into new window

• x - Kill the current pane.

• d - detach the current client

• ? - list all keybindings

• [ - enter copy mode (then use emacs select/yank keys)

  • press CTRL-SPACE or CTRL-@ to start selecting text
  • move cursor to end of desired text
  • press ALT-w to copy selected text

• ] - paste copied text

• ? - show tmux key bindings