| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| tmux | Start tmux |
| tmux new -s sessionname | Start tmux with a new session called sessionname |
| tmux ls | Get a list of all running sessions |
| tmux new -s sessionname -d | Create a new detached session |
| tmux attach -t sessionname | Attach to a session by name |
| tmux kill-session -t sessionname | Kill a session by name |
| tmux new -s name -n command | Run command in a new window in a new session |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
prefix[1] d |
Detach from a session |
prefix c |
Create a new window |
prefix x |
Close window |
prefix n |
Next window in this session |
prefix p |
Previous window in this session |
prefix , |
Rename current window |
prefix # |
Switch to window # |
prefix f |
Find a window by name |
prefix w |
Display a menu to choose a window |
prefix & |
Prompt to kill the window |
prefix % |
Divide window vertically into panes |
prefix " |
Divide window horizontally into panes |
prefix o |
Cycle through panes |
prefix arrow keys* | Cycle through panes || prefix spacebar* |
Cycle through pane layouts |
prefix x |
Prompt to kill the pane (or window for last pane) |
prefix : |
Enter Command Mode |
prefix ? |
List all keybindings |
prefix [ |
Enter Copy Mode |
prefix ] |
Paste from Copy Mode |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
Space |
Start copy |
| movement keys | Expand your selection |
| ? | Start backward search through buffer |
| / | Start forward search through buffer |
| f character | Move to next occurrence of character |
| F character | Move to previous occurrence of character |
Enter |
End copy |
| Setting | Default | Recommended | command[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
Prefix |
ctrl-b |
ctrl-a |
set -g prefix C-a[3] |
| Escape Time | 500 | 1 | set -s escape-time 1 |
| Split window into two vertical panes | prefix % |
prefix | |
bind | split-window -h |
| Split window into two horizontal panes | prefix " |
prefix - |
bind - split-window -v |
| Use vi-style bindings in Copy Mode | N/A | hjkl for moving around | sets -g mode-keys vi |
Many of these hints are from tmux: Productive Mouse-Free Development by Brian P. Hogan.
By default prefix is mapped to ctrl-b. If you haven’t remapped your Caps Lock key to ctrl yet, now would be a good time to do so! ↩
This is the line you add to your .tmux.conf file ↩
You should probably also add a line to unbind the defaults if you bind new keys for things. Just add a line saying unbind C-b to unbind the default prefix key. ↩