tmux-commands.md

TMUX commands

Regular OSX terminal does not play well with all the keybindings. iTerm2 does this a little bit better, but not everything works as expected.

Start tmux

tmux 

Start tmux by default when opening a iTerm2 terminal: Settings -> Profiles -> General: Send text at start: tmux attach -t init || tmux new -s init

Sessions

Create a new tmux session You can not nest tmux sessions Execute this in outside a tmux session First example starts a new sessions with an index number Second example start a session with a name

tmux new
tmux new -t <name>

List tmux sessions

tmux ls

Detach from a tmux session

CTRL+B d

Attach to a tnux session

tmux a -t <indexorname>

Kill all tmux sessions

tmux kill-server

Panes

Split tmux window in panes %(vertical) "(horizontal)

CTRL+B %
CTRL+B "

Navigate between panes

CTRL+B <arrowkey>

Show pane indexes

CTRL+B q

Jump to a pane by index

CTRL+b q <index>

Resize panes

CTRL+B ALT+<arrow>

Kill current pane

CTRL+B x

Windows

Create new windows

CTRL+B c

Rename window

CTRL+B , # and enter name

Scroll thru windows

CTRL+B n

List and navigate between windows

CTRL+B w

Kill windows

CTRL+B w 
# select window, hit x and confirm (y)es

Copy paste This requires the following tmux.conf line: setw -g mode-keys vi

# Enter copy mode
CTRL+B [
# use arrows to navigate terminal
# hit space to start selecting
# use arrow keys to select text
# hit enter
# to paste text:
CTRL+B ]