TechGuides/tmux/index.md

Tmux Guide

I think I want to have this more or less as I am starting to use tmux.

Sections

• Starting
• Notes
• History

Starting

Start a new session

$ tmux

$ tmux new

$ tmux new-session

Ctrl-b :new

Start new named session

$ tmux -s session-name

ctrl-b :new -s session-name

Session Control

Stuff related to controlling sessions.

List Sessions

$ tmux ls

$ tmux list-sessions

ctrl-b s

Detach from Session

ctrl-b d

Attach to Session

Attach to last session

$ tmux a

$ tmux at

$ tmux attach

$ tmux attach-session

Attach to Named Session

$ tmux a -t [session-name]

$ tmux at -t [session-name]

$ tmux attach -t [session-name]

$ tmux attach-session -t [session-name]

Rename Session

ctrl-b : rename-session [-t current-name] [new-name]

ctrl-b $

Panes

Panes are how I've worked, apparently windows are another thing

Switch Panes

Switch in arrow direction

ctrl-b up-arrow

ctrl-b down-arrow

ctrl-b right-arrow

ctrl-b left-arrow

Toggle Active Pane

ctrl-b ;

Split Window Horizontal

ctrl-b : split-window -h

ctrl-b %

Split Window Vertical

ctrl-b : split-window -v

ctrl-b "

Show Pane Numbers

ctrl-b q

Switch Pane by Number

ctrl-b q [pane number]

Help

List Keys

$ tmux list-keys

ctrl-b : list-keys

ctrl-b ?

Info

Show every session, window, pane et cetera

$ tmux info

Notes

This currently is the stuff that I am most likely to need most often.

History

• 2023-01-19 - Create File
  • Create file with most of the basic functions...