tmux Command

tmux [command] [options] tmux new-session [-s session-name] tmux attach-session [-t session-name]

# Start new session tmux tmux new-session # Start named session tmux new-session -s mysession tmux new -s work # List sessions tmux list-sessions tmux ls # Attach to session tmux attach-session -t mysession tmux attach -t work tmux a -t work # Detach from session (inside tmux) # Ctrl+B, D

# Kill session tmux kill-session -t mysession # Kill all sessions tmux kill-server # Rename session tmux rename-session -t old-name new-name # Create session with command tmux new-session -s build -d 'make -j4' # Create session in specific directory tmux new-session -s project -c /path/to/project

# Create new window # Ctrl+B, C # Create window with name tmux new-window -n editor # Create window with command tmux new-window -n logs 'tail -f /var/log/syslog' # Switch between windows # Ctrl+B, 0-9 (window number) # Ctrl+B, N (next) # Ctrl+B, P (previous) # Ctrl+B, L (last) # Rename window # Ctrl+B, , (then type new name) tmux rename-window newname # List windows # Ctrl+B, W tmux list-windows

# Split panes # Ctrl+B, % (vertical split) # Ctrl+B, " (horizontal split) # Navigate panes # Ctrl+B, Arrow keys # Ctrl+B, O (next pane) # Ctrl+B, ; (last pane) # Resize panes # Ctrl+B, Ctrl+Arrow keys tmux resize-pane -L 10 # Left tmux resize-pane -R 10 # Right tmux resize-pane -U 5 # Up tmux resize-pane -D 5 # Down # Zoom pane # Ctrl+B, Z (toggle zoom) # Close pane # Ctrl+B, X (confirm with y) exit # or just exit the shell

# Cycle through layouts # Ctrl+B, Space # Specific layouts tmux select-layout even-horizontal tmux select-layout even-vertical tmux select-layout main-horizontal tmux select-layout main-vertical tmux select-layout tiled # Custom layout tmux select-layout "main-vertical,162x48,0,0{81x48,0,0,0,80x48,82,0,1}" # Move panes # Ctrl+B, { (move left) # Ctrl+B, } (move right) tmux swap-pane -U # Up tmux swap-pane -D # Down

# Enter copy mode # Ctrl+B, [ # Navigation in copy mode (vi-style) # h, j, k, l - move cursor # w, b - word forward/backward # 0, $ - beginning/end of line # g, G - top/bottom of buffer # Ctrl+F, Ctrl+B - page down/up # / - search forward # ? - search backward # n, N - next/previous search result # Exit copy mode # q or Escape

# Copy mode selection (vi-style) # Space - start selection # Enter - copy selection # v - start selection (visual mode) # y - copy selection # Paste # Ctrl+B, ] # List paste buffers tmux list-buffers # Show buffer content tmux show-buffer # Save buffer to file tmux save-buffer ~/tmux-buffer.txt # Load buffer from file tmux load-buffer ~/tmux-buffer.txt

# ~/.tmux.conf example configuration # Change prefix key from Ctrl+B to Ctrl+A unbind C-b set-option -g prefix C-a bind-key C-a send-prefix # Enable mouse support set -g mouse on # Start windows and panes at 1, not 0 set -g base-index 1 setw -g pane-base-index 1 # Reload config file bind r source-file ~/.tmux.conf \; display-message "Config reloaded!" # Split panes using | and - bind | split-window -h bind - split-window -v unbind '"' unbind % # Switch panes using Alt+arrow without prefix bind -n M-Left select-pane -L bind -n M-Right select-pane -R bind -n M-Up select-pane -U bind -n M-Down select-pane -D

# ~/.tmux.conf advanced settings # Set default terminal mode to 256color set -g default-terminal "screen-256color" # Enable vi mode setw -g mode-keys vi # Copy mode bindings bind-key -T copy-mode-vi v send-keys -X begin-selection bind-key -T copy-mode-vi y send-keys -X copy-selection bind-key -T copy-mode-vi r send-keys -X rectangle-toggle # Pane resizing bind -r H resize-pane -L 5 bind -r J resize-pane -D 5 bind -r K resize-pane -U 5 bind -r L resize-pane -R 5 # Status bar customization set -g status-bg black set -g status-fg white set -g status-left '#[fg=green]#S ' set -g status-right '#[fg=yellow]#(uptime | cut -d "," -f 1) #[fg=cyan]%Y-%m-%d %H:%M' # Window status setw -g window-status-current-style 'fg=black bg=white bold' # Pane borders set -g pane-border-style 'fg=colour238' set -g pane-active-border-style 'fg=colour51'

# Reload configuration tmux source-file ~/.tmux.conf # Or inside tmux session # Ctrl+B, : (command mode) # source-file ~/.tmux.conf # Check current configuration tmux show-options -g tmux show-window-options -g # List key bindings tmux list-keys # Show specific option tmux show-options -g prefix

# Create development session tmux new-session -s dev -c ~/project # Window 0: Editor # Ctrl+B, , (rename to "editor") vim src/main.py # Window 1: Server # Ctrl+B, C (new window) # Ctrl+B, , (rename to "server") python manage.py runserver # Window 2: Database # Ctrl+B, C (new window) # Ctrl+B, , (rename to "database") mysql -u user -p database # Window 3: Logs (split panes) # Ctrl+B, C (new window) # Ctrl+B, , (rename to "logs") tail -f /var/log/app.log # Ctrl+B, " (horizontal split) tail -f /var/log/error.log

# Create monitoring session tmux new-session -s monitor # Split into 4 panes # Ctrl+B, " (horizontal split) # Ctrl+B, % (vertical split on top) # Ctrl+B, Down Arrow, % (vertical split on bottom) # Pane 1: System