readme-tmux.md

tmux Cheat Sheet

Build & Install tmux

1. Download source from https://tmux.github.io/
2. Install extra packages:

sudo apt-get install exuberant-ctags cmake libevent-dev libncurses5-dev

3. build & install

./configure
make
sudo make install

tmux will be installed to /usr/local/bin/tmux 4. Check version

tmux -V

Prefix

Ctrl + b

Session

Hotkey	Command	Function
	tmux new -s mysession	Start a new session with the name 'mysession'
	tmux a -t mysessoin tmux attach -t mysession	Attach to a session with the name 'mysession'
d		Detach from session
s	tmux list-sessions tmux ls	Show all sessions
	tmux kill-session -t mysession tmux kill-ses -t mysession	Kill/delete session with name mysession
	tmux kill-session -a	Kill/delete all sessions but the current
	tmux kill-session -a -t mysession	Kill/delete all session but mysession
$		Rename session
(		Move to previous session
)		Move to next session

Window

Hotkey	Function
c	Create window
,	Rename current window
&	Close current window
p	Previous window
n	Next window
0...9	Select window by number

Pane

Hotkey	Function
;	Toggle last active pane
%,v,\	Split pane vertically
",s,-	Split pane horiontally
{	Move the current pane left
}	Move the current pane right
UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT hjkl Alt + hjkl(No Prefix) Alt + UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT (No Prefix)	Switch to pane to the direction
SPACE	Toggle between pane layouts
o	Swtich to next pane
q	Show pane numbers (type the number go to he pane)
z	Toggle pane zoom
!	Convert pane into a window
x	Close pane
J/K/H/L	Resize current pane

Copy Mode

Hotkey	Command	Function
[		Enter copy mode
PgUp		Enter copy mode and scroll one page up
q		Quit from copy mode
/		Search forward
?		Search backward

Misc

Hotkey	Command	Function
?		Show shortcut help
r		Reload tmux config
:		Enter command mode
	tmux info	Show every session window,pane, etc...