Tmux Cheat Sheet

Starting & Managing Sessions

• Start a New Session: tmux
• Start a Named Session: tmux new -s session_name
• Detach from a Session:
  Press: Ctrl + b, then d
• List All Sessions: tmux ls
• Attach to a Session: tmux attach -t session_name
• Kill a Session: tmux kill-session -t session_name
• Kill All Sessions (tmux server): tmux kill-server

Window Management

• Create a New Window:
  Press: Ctrl + b, then c
• Switch to Next Window:
  Press: Ctrl + b, then n
• Switch to Previous Window:
  Press: Ctrl + b, then p
• List Windows:
  Press: Ctrl + b, then w
• Rename Current Window:
  Press: Ctrl + b, then , (then type new name)

Pane Management

• Split Window Vertically:
  Press: Ctrl + b, then “
• Split Window Horizontally:
  Press: Ctrl + b, then %
• Switch Between Panes:
  Press: Ctrl + b, then o
  or use the arrow keys: Ctrl + b, then ←/→/↑/↓
• Resize Panes:
  Enter command mode: Ctrl + b, then :
  Then type: resize-pane -L 10 # Resize left by 10 cells resize-pane -R 10 # Resize right by 10 cells resize-pane -U 5 # Resize up by 5 cells resize-pane -D 5 # Resize down by 5 cells
• Close Current Pane:
  Type exit or press Ctrl + d

Copy & Paste Mode

• Enter Copy Mode:
  Press: Ctrl + b, then [
• Scroll Through History:
  Use arrow keys or Page Up/Down
• Start Selection (in vi mode):
  Press Space to begin selection, then Enter to copy
• Paste Copied Text:
  Press: Ctrl + b, then ]
• View All Key Bindings:
  Press: Ctrl + b, then ?

Customization (via ~/.tmux.conf)

Add these lines to your ~/.tmux.conf to customize your experience:

# Change the 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 mode for pane selection and window resizing
set -g mouse on

# Use vi keys in copy mode
setw -g mode-keys vi

• Reload Configuration Without Restarting Tmux: tmux source-file ~/.tmux.conf

This cheat sheet covers the basics and should serve as a quick reference to improve your workflow when using Tmux. Enjoy your enhanced terminal productivity!