~/cheatsheets (main) $ tmux list-keys

tmux cheat sheet

tmux keeps terminal sessions running in the background and splits one terminal into windows and panes. Most shortcuts start with the prefix key: press it, release, then press the next key. The default prefix is Ctrl+b; pick yours below and every shortcut updates. Click a command to copy it.

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set -g prefix

tmux sessions

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# Groups of windows that keep running after you disconnect.

Start a new session

Start a new session with a name

List all sessions

Ctrlb then s

Attach to the last session

Attach to a session by name

Attach and detach every other client

Detach from the session

Ctrlb then d

Detach other clients from the session

Pick a client to detach

Ctrlb then D

Rename the current session

Ctrlb then $

Preview sessions and windows

Ctrlb then w

Switch to the previous session

Ctrlb then (

Switch to the next session

Ctrlb then )

Kill the current session

Kill a session by name

Kill every session except the current one

Kill every session except mysession

Kill the tmux server and every session

tmux windows

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# Full-screen tabs inside a session, numbered from 0.

Start a session with a named window

Create a window

Ctrlb then c

Rename the current window

Ctrlb then ,

Close the current window

Ctrlb then &

Go to the previous window

Ctrlb then p

Go to the next window

Ctrlb then n

Go to a window by number

Ctrlb then 0…9

Toggle the last active window

Ctrlb then l

Find a window by name or content

Ctrlb then f

Move the window to another number

Ctrlb then .

Swap window 2 with window 1

Move the current window one position left

Move a window to another session

Renumber windows to close gaps

tmux panes

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# Splits inside a window. Each pane runs its own shell.

Split into top and bottom

Ctrlb then "

Split into left and right

Ctrlb then %

Move to the pane in a direction

Ctrlb then ←↑↓→

Toggle the last active pane

Ctrlb then ;

Go to the next pane

Ctrlb then o

Show pane numbers, then type one to jump

Ctrlb then q

Zoom or unzoom the current pane

Ctrlb then z

Swap with the previous pane

Ctrlb then {

Swap with the next pane

Ctrlb then }

Rotate the panes in the window

Ctrlb then Ctrlo

Cycle through pane layouts

Ctrlb then Space

Pick a preset layout

Ctrlb then Alt1…5

Turn the pane into its own window

Ctrlb then !

Resize the pane

Ctrlb then Ctrl←↑↓→

Close the current pane

Ctrlb then x

Show a clock in the pane

Ctrlb then t

Join window 2 into window 1 as a pane

Move pane 2.1 into window 1

Type in every pane at once

tmux copy mode

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# Scroll back, search and copy text. Keys below assume vi mode.

Enter copy mode

Ctrlb then [

Enter copy mode and scroll up a page

Ctrlb then PgUp

Quit copy mode

q

Go to the top / bottom

g / G

Move the cursor

h / j / k / l

Jump forward / back one word

w / b

Search forward / backward

/ / ?

Next / previous match

n / N

Start a selection

Space

Clear the selection

Esc

Copy the selection

Enter

Paste the latest buffer

Ctrlb then ]

Use vi keys in copy mode

Use emacs keys in copy mode

Show the latest buffer

Capture the visible pane into a buffer

List all buffers

Pick a buffer and paste it

Save the buffer to a file

Delete buffer 1

tmux config

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# Run these at the prompt, or put them in ~/.tmux.conf without the colon to keep them.

Change the prefix to Ctrl+a

Turn on mouse support

Number windows and panes from 1

Reload the config with prefix r

Reload the config file now

Set an option for all sessions

Set an option for all windows

tmux help

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# The command prompt, and where to look when you forget.

Open the command prompt

Ctrlb then :

List all key bindings

Ctrlb then ?

List every window and pane

Show tmux messages

Ctrlb then ~