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Are you a heavy command line user? Do you long long-running jobs via the terminal that you don't want to accidentally close even if you lose your connection? If so, tmux is for you!
General Controls
ctrl+b |
Default Bind Key |
bind-key ? |
Lists bind-key combinations |
bind-key : |
Enter config options directly for current session |
Tmux Sessions
tmux |
start tmux and attach to default session |
tmux ls |
prints a list of existing tmux sessions |
tmux new -s <name> |
Create a new named tmux session |
tmux a -t <name> |
Attach to a named tmux session |
tmux kill-session -t <name> |
Kill a session when you're done with it |
bind-key, $ |
(Re)Name a session |
256 Color support
Add alias tmux="TERM=screen-256color-bce tmux" to your ~/.bash_profile and set -g default-terminal "xterm" to ~/.tmux.conf |
Other useful config file tricks
set-option -g pane-active-border-fg <color> |
Surround the active pane with a specific color for easier identification |
bind '"' split-window -c "#{pane_current_path}" |
When splitting a pane horizontally, create the new pane from the current directory |
bind % split-window -h -c "#{pane_current_path}" |
When splitting a pane vertically, create the new pane from the current cirectory |
bind c new-window -c "#{pane_current_path}" |
When creating a new window , create from the current directory. |
bind-key R source-file ~/.tmux.conf; display-message "~/.tmux.conf is reloaded" |
Allows you to bind-key R to reload your tmux config for the current session |
setw -g monitor-activity on |
Allows tmux to monitor for command/process exits |
set -g visual-activity on |
When a command exits in a non-active window, visually change the tab list to reflect that |
These go in ~/.tmux.conf
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Windows / Tabs -
bind-key c |
Create a new window/tab |
bind-key w |
List windows/tabs (helps on smaller screens) |
bind-key , |
(Re)Name a window/tab |
bind-key & |
Kill current window (confirmation req) |
bind-key <number> |
Go directly to numbered window |
bind-key l |
Last Active window/tab |
bind-key n |
Next window/tab |
bind-key |
Previous window |
In the status bar (bottom) are the numbers/names of windows/tabs.
Panes (vertical/horizontal splits)
bind-key % |
Split current pane vertically |
bind-key " |
Split current pane horizontally |
bind-key q |
Show numeric pane values (red is active) |
bind-key o |
Cycle through panes |
bind-key x |
Kill current pane (req confirmation) |
bind-key ! |
Close all panes except current (req conf) |
bind-key + |
Break pane into new tab/window |
bind-key - |
Restore pane from new tab to old tab |
bind-key <arrow keys> |
Navigate around panes |
There are many other key-bindings for resizing panes that are worth learning, but out of scope for a basic cheatsheet. Using the mouse modes for resizing is also helpful.
Mouse Support
setw -g mode-mouse on |
enable mouse integration |
setw -g mouse-select-pane on |
use the mouse to select panes |
setw -g mouse-resize-pane on |
use the mouse to resize panes |
setw -g mouse-select-window on |
use the mouse to select windows/tabs |
These go in ~/.tmux.conf
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