Tmux CLI
New session
Start a new session
$ tmux
Start a new named session
$ tmux new -s myname
Show all sessions
$ tmux ls
Attach session
Attach to last session
$ tmux a
Attach to named
$ tmux a -t myname
Kill session
Kill a session by name
$ tmux kill-ses -t myname
Kill sessions but the current
$ tmux kill-ses -a
Kill sessions but ‘myname’
$ tmux kill-ses -a -t myname
Tmux help
$ tmux info
Config
Reload config
$ tmux source-file ~/.tmux.conf
Show config
$ tmux show-options -g
Copy Mode
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
Ctrl+b [ |
Enter copy mode |
<Space> |
Start selection |
Enter |
Copy selection |
q |
Quit copy mode |
Ctrl+b ] |
Paste contents of buffer_0 |
| {.shortcuts} |
Mainly works like selecting text in Vim
Tmux shortcuts
Getting started
| Shortcuts | Description |
|---|---|
Ctrl+b ? |
List all shortcuts |
| {.shortcuts .show-header} |
Show every session, window, pane, etc.
$ tmux info
Panes (Splits)
| Shortcuts | Description |
|---|---|
Ctrl+b " / % |
Split Horiz/Vert |
Ctrl+b ! |
Pane -> Window |
Ctrl+b x |
Kill pane |
Ctrl+b <Arrow> |
Navigate panes |
Ctrl+b <Space> |
Toggle layouts |
Ctrl+b { / } |
Move to Left/Right |
Ctrl+b o |
Go to next panes |
Ctrl+b z |
Toggle full-screen |
Ctrl+b ; |
Toggle Last pane |
Ctrl+b q |
Show numbers |
Ctrl+b q 0…9 |
Go to # pane |
| {.shortcuts} |
Window (Tabs)
| - | - |
|---|---|
Ctrl+b c |
Create window |
Ctrl+b p / n |
Previous/Next window |
Ctrl+b " / % |
Split Horiz/Vert |
Ctrl+b w |
List window |
Ctrl+b , |
Rename window |
Ctrl+b f |
Find window |
Ctrl+b l |
Last window |
Ctrl+b . |
Move window |
Ctrl+b & |
Close window |
Ctrl+b 0…9 |
Go to # window |
| {.shortcuts} |
Session (Set of Windows)
| - | - |
|---|---|
Ctrl+b d |
Detach from session |
Ctrl+b s |
Show all sessions |
Ctrl+b $ |
Rename session |
Ctrl+b ( / ) |
Previous/Next session |
| {.shortcuts} |
Tmux Command Mode
Usage
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
Ctrl+b : |
Enter command mode |
| {.shortcuts} |
Resizing
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
resize-pane -D 20 |
Resize down |
resize-pane -U 20 |
Resize up |
resize-pane -L 20 |
Resize left |
resize-pane -R 20 |
Resize right |
Listing
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
list-keys |
All commands |
list-panes |
All panes |
list-windows |
All Windows |
Copying
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
list-buffers |
List all buffers |
show-buffer |
Show #0 contents |
capture-pane |
Copy of pane |
choose-buffer |
Show and paste |
save-buffer a.txt |
Save to file |
delete-buffer -b 1 |
Delete buffer 1 |
Setting
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
set -g OPTION |
Set for all sessions |
setw -g OPTION |
Set for all windows |
setw -g mode-keys vi |
Enable vi-mode |
set -g prefix C-a |
Set prefix |
Misc
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
swap-pane -s 3 -t 1 |
Swap pane |
swap-window -t -1 |
Move to left |
setw synchronize-panes |
Sync Panes |
join-pane -t :# |
Join pane |