tmux cheat sheet

Sessions Close current window

Ctrl + b &

Start a new session Previous window

tmux Ctrl + b p
tmux new
tmux new-session Next window
:new Ctrl + b n
Start a new session with the name mysession Switch/select window by number
tmux new -s mysession Ctrl + b 0 ... 9
:new -s mysession
Reorder window, swap window number 2(src) and
kill/delete session mysession
1(dst)
tmux kill-session -t mysession
swap-window -s 2 -t 1
kill/delete all sessions but the current
Move current window to the left by one position
tmux kill-session -a
swap-window -t -1
kill/delete all sessions but mysession
tmux kill-session -a -t mysession

Rename session Panes

Ctrl + b $
Toggle last active pane
Detach from session
Ctrl + b ;
Ctrl + b d
Split pane vertically
Show all sessions
Ctrl + b %
tmux ls
Ctrl + b s
Split pane horizontally
Attach to last session Ctrl + b "
tmux a
tmux at Move the current pane left
tmux attach Ctrl + b {
tmux attach-session
Move the current pane right
Attach to a session with the name mysession Ctrl + b }
tmux a -t mysession
tmux attach-session -t mysession Switch to pane to the direction
Ctrl + b ↑ (↓ , →, ←)
Move to previous session
Ctrl + b ( Toggle synchronize-panes (send command to all
panes)
Move to next session setw synchronize-panes
Ctrl + b )
Toggle between pane layouts
Ctrl + b Spacebar

Windows Switch to next pane

Ctrl + b o

start a new session with the name mysession and Show pane numbers
window mywindow Ctrl + b q
tmux new -s mysession -n mywindow
Switch/select pane by number
Create window Ctrl + b q 0 ... 9
Ctrl + b c
Toggle pane zoom
Rename current window Ctrl + b z
Ctrl + b ,
Convert pane into a window
Ctrl + b !

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Resize current pane height (hold three keys) Previous keyword occurrence
Ctrl + b + ↑ (↓) N

Resize current pane width (hold three keys) Start selection

Ctrl + b + → ( ←) Spacebar

Close current pane Clear selection

Ctrl + b x Esc

Copy selection
Enter

Copy Mode Paste contents of buffer_0

Ctrl + b ]
use vi keys in buffer
setw -g mode-keys vi display buffer_0 contents
show-buffer
Enter copy mode
Ctrl + b [ copy entire visible contents of pane to a buffer
capture-pane
Enter copy mode and scroll one page up
Ctrl + b PgUp Show all buffers
list-buffers
Quit mode
q Show all buffers and paste selected
choose-buffer
Go to top line
g Save buffer contents to buf.txt
save-buffer buf.txt
Go to bottom line
G delete buffer_1
delete-buffer -b 1
Scroll up
↑

Scroll down Misc

↓

Move cursor left Enter command mode

h Ctrl + b :

Move cursor down Set OPTION for all sessions

j set -g OPTION

Move cursor up Set OPTION for all windows

k setw -g OPTION

Move cursor right Show every session, window, pane, etc...

l tmux info

Move cursor forward one word at a time Show shortcuts

w Ctrl + b ?

Move cursor backward one word at a time

b

Search forward
/

Search backward
?

Next keyword occurrence

n

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