tmux - Quick Command Reference

Session

- Start a default Session (with 1 window and 1 pane)

$ tmux

- Start a Session with a custom name

$ tmux new -s <session_name>

- Detach from the current session

Ctrl-b d

- Detach a Session (can choose which Session to detach)

Ctrl-b D

- List all Session

$ tmux ls

- Resume a Session

$ tmux attach -t <session_name>

- Rename a Session

$ tmux rename-session -t <old_name> <new_name>

Window

- New Window (with 1 pane)

Ctrl-b c

- Move to the next Window

Ctrl-b n

- Move to the previous Window

Ctrl-b p

- Move to a Window by number

Ctrl-b <number>

- Rename the current Window

Ctrl-b ,

- Kill the current Window

Ctrl-b &

Pane

- New Pane on the right

Ctrl-b %

- New Pane on the bottom

Ctrl-b “

- Move to Pane

Ctrl-b <arrow key>

- Resize Pane

Ctrl-b Ctrl-<arrow key>

- Maximize Pane (toggle)

Ctrl-b z

- End the current Pane (shell exit)

Ctrl-d

  OR

$ exit

- Kill the current Pane

Ctrl-b x

Other

- List of tmux command

Ctrl-b ?

- Enter scrollback mode

Ctrl-b [

  OR

Ctrl-b PgUp

- Exit scrollback mode

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