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Tmux Cheat Sheet

Sessions

• Start a new session

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  tmux
  

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  tmux new
  

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  tmux new-session
  

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  :new
  

• Start a new session with a name

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  tmux new -s <session_name>
  

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  :new -s <session_name>
  

• Kill/delete session

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  tmux kill-ses -t <session_name>
  

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  tmux kill-session -t <session_name>
  

• Kill/delete all sessions but the current

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  tmux kill-session -a
  

• Kill/delete all sessions but the current

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  tmux kill-session -a -t <session_name>
  

• Rename session

  Ctrl + b $

• Detach from session

  Ctrl + b d

• Detach others on the session (Maximize window by detach other clients)

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  :attach -d
  

• Show all sessions

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  tmux ls
  

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  tmux list-sessions
  

  Ctrl + b s

• Attach to last session

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  tmux a
  

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  tmux at
  

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  tmux attach
  

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  tmux attach-session
  

• Attach to a session with a name

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  tmux a -t <session_name>
  

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  tmux at -t <session_name>
  

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  tmux attach -t <session_name>
  

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  tmux attach-session -t <session_name>
  

• Session and Window Preview

  Ctrl + b w

• Move to previous session

  Ctrl + b (

• Move to next session

  Ctrl + b )

Windows

• Start a new session and window with names

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  tmux new -s <session_name> -n <window_name>
  

• Create window

  Ctrl + b c

• Rename current window

  Ctrl + b ,

• Close current window

  Ctrl + b &

• List windows

  Ctrl + b w

• Previous window

  Ctrl + b p

• Next window

  Ctrl + b n

• Switch/select window by number

  Ctrl + b 0...9

• Toggle last active window

  Ctrl + b l

• Reorder window, swap window number 2(src) and 1(dst)

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  :swap-window -s 2 -t 1
  

• Move current window to the left by one position

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  :swap-window -t -1
  

Panes

• Toggle last active pane

  Ctrl + b ;

• Split pane with horizontal layout

  Ctrl + b %

• Split pane with vertical layout

  Ctrl + b "

• Move the current pane left

  Ctrl + b {

• Move the current pane right

  Ctrl + b }

• Switch to pane to the direction

  Ctrl + b ↑

  Ctrl + b ↓

  Ctrl + b →

  Ctrl + b ←

• Toggle synchronize-panes(send command to all panes)

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• Toggle between pane layouts

  Ctrl + b Spacebar

• Switch to next pane

  Ctrl + b o

• Show pane numbers

  Ctrl + b q

• Switch/select pane by number

  Ctrl + b q 0...9

• Toggle pane zoom

  Ctrl + b z

• Convert pane into a window

  Ctrl + b !

• Resize current pane height(holding second key is optional)

  Ctrl + b ↑

  Ctrl + b Ctrl ↑

  Ctrl + b ↓

  Ctrl + b Ctrl ↓

• Resize current pane width(holding second key is optional)

  Ctrl + b →

  Ctrl + b Ctrl →

  Ctrl + b ←

  Ctrl + b Ctrl ←

• Equally balance split panes

  Ctrl + b, Alt + 1 (horizontal; equal width)

  Ctrl + b, Alt + 2 (vertical; equal height)

• Close current pane

  Ctrl + b x

Copy Mode

• Use vi keys in buffer

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  setw -g mode-keys vi
  

• Enter copy mode

  Ctrl + b [

• Enter copy mode and scroll one page up

  Ctrl + b PgUp

• Quit mode

  q

• Go to top line

  g

• Go to bottom line

  G

• Scroll up

  ↑

• Scroll down

  ↓

• Move cursor left

  h

• Move cursor down

  j

• Move cursor up

  k

• Move cursor right

  l

• Move cursor forward one word at a time

  w

• Move cursor backward one word at a time

  b

• Search forward

  /

• Search backward

  ?

• Next keyword occurrence

  n

• Previous keyword occurrence

  N

• Start selection

  Spacebar

• Clear selection

  Esc

• Copy selection

  Enter

• Paste contents of buffer_0

  Ctrl + b ]

• Display buffer_0 contents

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  :show-buffer
  

• Copy entire visible contents of pane to a buffer

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  :capture-pane
  

• Show all buffers

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  :list-buffers
  

• Show all buffers and paste selected

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  :choose-buffer
  

• Save buffer contents to a file

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  :save-buffer <file>
  

• Delete buffer_1

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  delete-buffer -b 1
  

   

Misc

• Enter command mode

  Ctrl + b :

• Set OPTION for all sessions

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  :set -g OPTION
  

• Set OPTION for all windows

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  :setw -g OPTION
  

• Enable mouse mode

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  :set mouse on
  

   

Help

• List key bindings(shortcuts)

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  tmux list-keys
  

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  :list-keys
  

  Ctrl + b ?

• Show every session, window, pane, etc...

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  tmux info