Cheat Sheet :: Tmux

Mar 25, 2021 in CHEATSHEET • SHELL • SYSADMIN
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Table of Content

Working with Sessions

New Session

Start a New Session
```
$> tmux new-session
```
Or you can type
```
$> tmux
```
Or you can use the shorthand
```
$> tmux new
```
If you’re already inside the tmux
```
  : new
```

Start a New Session with the name mysession

$> tmux new -s mysession : new -s mysession

Kill/Delete Sessions

Kill/Delete mysession
```
$> tmux kill-session -t mysession
```
Or you can use the shorthand
```
$> tmux kill-ses -t mysession
```
Kill/Delete all sessions but mysession
```
$> tmux kill-session -a -t mysession
```
Kill/Delete all sessions but the current session
```
$> tmux kill-session -a
```

Rename session

If you’re already inside the tmux
```
Ctrl + b + $
```

Move Between Sessions

Move to Previous Session // If you’re already inside the tmux
```
Ctrl + b + (
```
Move to Next Session // If you’re already inside the tmux
```
Ctrl + b + )
```

Attach to an Existing Session

Attach to the Last Session

$> tmux attach-session

Or
```
$> tmux attach
```
Or
```
$> tmux at
```
Or you can use the shorthand
```
$> tmux a
```

Attach to an Existing Session with the Name mysession

$> tmux attach-session -t mysession

Or
```
$> tmux attach -t mysession
```
Or
```
$> tmux at -t mysession
```
Or you can use the shorthand
```
$> tmux a -t mysession
```

Detach from Session

If you’re already inside the tmux
```
Ctrl + b + d
```

Show ALL sessions

Listing ALL sessions
```
$> tmux list-sessions
```
Or you can use the shorthand
```
$> tmux ls
```
If you’re already inside the tmux
```
Ctrl + b + s
```

Working with `tmux` Window

Start a new Window

Start a new session with the name mysession and window name mywindow
```
$> tmux new -s mysession -n mywindow
```
Create a new Window // If you’re already inside the tmux
```
Ctrl + b + c
```

Rename a Window

Rename current window
```
Ctrl + b + ,
```
Close the current window
```
Ctrl + b + &
```

Moving Between Windows

Previous window
```
Ctrl + b + p
```
Next window
```
Ctrl + b + n
```
Select window by number
```
Ctrl + b + 0...9
```

Reorder a Window

Swap window number 2 and 1
```
  : swap-window -s 2 -t 1
```

Working with Panes

Toggle Panes

Toggle last active pane
```
Ctrl + b + ;
```

Split the Pane

Split pane vertically
```
Ctrl + b + %
```
Split pane horizontally
```
Ctrl + b + "
```

Moving Between Panes

Move the current pane to the left
```
Ctrl + b + {
```
Move the current pane t the right
```
Ctrl + b + }
```

Switching Between Panes

Switch to pane to the direction

Ctrl + b + ⬆
Ctrl + b + ⬇
Ctrl + b + ⬅
Ctrl + b + ⮕

Toggle synchronize-panes

Send the same command to all panes
```
  : setw synchronize-panes
```

Toggle Between Panes

Toggle between pane layouts
```
Ctrl + b + <SpaceBar>
```
Switch to next pane
```
Ctrl + b + o
```
Show pane numbers (Type the number to go to that pane)
```
Ctrl + b + q
```

Toggle the Pane Zoom

Ctrl + b + z

Convert a Pane into a Window

Ctrl + b + !

Resize the Pane

Resize the current pane height
```
Ctrl + b + ⬆
Ctrl + b + ⬇
```
Resize the current pane width
```
Ctrl + b + ⬅
Ctrl + b + ⮕
```

Close the Pane

Close the Current Pane
```
Ctrl + b + x
```

Enter in Copy Mode (Buffer)

Enter in Copy Mode
```
Ctrl + b + [
```
Enter in Copy Mode and Scroll One Page Up
```
Ctrl + b + PgUp
```
Quit Mode
```
  q
```
Go to Top Line
```
  g
```
Go to Bottom Line
```
  G
```

Scroll using the Keyboard Cursor (Arrows)

Scroll Up
```
Keyboard Up Cursor // ⬆
```
Scroll Down
```
Keyboard Down Cursor // ⬇
```
Scroll Left
```
Keyboard Left Cursor // ⬅
```
Scroll Right
```
Keyboard Right Cursor // ⮕
```

Scroll using the `vim` keys

FIRST: Remember to Set the vim keys in Buffer Mode. Go to Set the runtime tmux Options section to learn more.

Move Cursor to the Left
```
  h
```
Move Cursor Down
```
  j
```
Move Cursor to the Up
```
  k
```
Move Cursor to the Right
```
  l
```
Move Cursor Forward One Word At a Time
```
  w
```
Move Cursor Backward One Word At a Time
```
  b
```
Search forward
```
  /
```
Search backward
```
  ?
```
Go to the Next Keyword Occurrence
```
  n
```
Go to the Previous Keyword Occurrence
```
  N
```

Working with Buffers

Start a Selection
```
  <SpaceBar>
```
Clear the Selection
```
  <Esc>
```
Copy selection
```
  <Enter>
```
Paste the Contents of Buffer_0
```
Ctrl + b + ]
```
Display the Buffer_0 Contents
```
  : show-buffer
```
Copy the Entire Visible Contents of Pane to a Buffer
```
  : capture-pane
```
Show All Buffers
```
  : list-buffers
```
Show All Buffers and Paste Selected
```
  : choose-buffer
```
Save the Buffer Contents to the file buf.txt
```
  : save-buffer buf.txt
```
Delete the Buffer_1
```
  : delete-buffer -b 1
```
Enter the Command Mode
```
Ctrl + b + :
```

Set the runtime tmux Options

Set OPTION for All Sessions
```
  : set -g OPTION
```
Set OPTION for All Windows
```
  : setw -g OPTION
```
Set to use vim keys in Buffer Mode
```
  : setw -g mode-keys vi
```
Set the vim Buffer Size in Runtime (history)
```
set-option -g history-limit 50000
```
Start a New Session with a Defined Buffer Size (history)
```
tmux set-option -g history-limit 50000; new-session
```

Help

Show Every Session, Window, Pane, etc…
```
$> tmux info
```
Show Shortcuts
```
Ctrl + b + ?
```