tmux Cheatsheet

Session, window, and pane management at your fingertips.

Default prefix is Ctrl+b. Commands below assume you press the prefix first (C-b).

Sessions

tmux
Start a new session with a default name.
tmux new -s <name>
Start a new named session.
tmux ls
List sessions.
tmux attach -t <name>
Attach to a session.
tmux kill-session -t <name>
Kill a session.
C-b d
Detach from current session.

Windows

C-b c
Create a new window.
C-b ,
Rename current window.
C-b p / C-b n
Previous / next window.
C-b <number>
Jump to window number.
C-b w
List windows and select one interactively.
C-b &
Close current window.

Panes

C-b %
Split vertically.
C-b "
Split horizontally.
C-b ←/↑/→/↓
Move between panes with arrow keys.
C-b o
Cycle through panes.
C-b x
Close current pane.
C-b z
Toggle zoom for current pane.
C-b :resize-pane -L/R/U/D <n>
Resize panes via command prompt.

Copy Mode and Scrollback

C-b [
Enter copy mode (scrollback).
PgUp/PgDn
Scroll up / down in copy mode.
Space
Start selection in copy mode.
Enter
Copy selection to buffer and exit copy mode.
C-b ]
Paste last copied buffer.

Misc Essentials

C-b :
Open tmux command prompt.
C-b ?
Show key bindings help.
C-b t
Show a big clock (handy for breaks).

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