Basics
<PRE> = Prefix = [Ctrl] + [b] (by default)
config hacks
edit/create ~/.tmux.conf and add/change following lines for:
- changing
<PRE>from default[CTRL]+[b](tmux) to[CTRL]+[a](screen) - ”
|” and “-” keys for tiling - etc.
# remap prefix from 'C-b' to 'C-a'
unbind C-b
set-option -g prefix C-a
bind-key C-a send-prefix
# Start window numbering at 1
#set -g base-index 1
# split panes using "|" and "-"
bind | split-window -h
bind - split-window -v
unbind '"'
unbind %
# force a reload of the config file
unbind r
bind r source-file ~/.tmux.conf
# Set the default terminal mode to 256color mode
set -g default-terminal "screen-256color"
# enable activity alerts
#setw -g monitor-activity on
#set -g visual-activity on
# Center the window list
set -g status-justify centre
# Mouse scrolling
set -g mouse on
set -g history-limit 30000
bind -T root WheelUpPane if-shell -F -t = "#{alternate_on}" "send-keys -M" "select-pane -t =; copy-mode -e; send-keys -M"
bind -T root WheelDownPane if-shell -F -t = "#{alternate_on}" "send-keys -M" "select-pane -t =; send-keys -M"
Session Management
tmux ls # list all sessions
tmux a # attach to the last used session
tmux a -t <SESSION-NAME> # attach to a specific session
tmux kill-session -t <SESSION-NO) # kill session with number ...
<PRE> ( # previous session
<PRE> ) # next session
<PRE> L # ‘last’ (previously used) session
<PRE> s # choose a session from a list
<PRE> ls # list sessions
<PRE> $ # name session
Windows
<PRE> <No.> # go to window number ...
<PRE> c # Create a new window (appears in status bar)
<PRE> w # list windows
<PRE> n # next window
<PRE> p # pervious window
<PRE> 0 # Switch to window 0
<PRE> 1 # Switch to window 1
<PRE> 2 # Switch to window 2 (etc.)
<PRE> d # Detach tmux (exit back to normal terminal)
<PRE> f # find window
<PRE> , # name window
<PRE> & # kill window (with all panes)
<PRE> l # Move to the previously selected window
Navigation
<PRE> <ARROWS> # move to pane
<PRE> w # (List all windows / window numbers)
<PRE> <window number> # (Move to the specified window number, the default bindings are from 0 – 9)
<PRE> q # (Show pane numbers, when the numbers show up type the key to goto that pane)
Panes / Tiling
(after changing the key bindings)
<PRE> - # tiling horizontially
<PRE> | # tiling vertically
<PRE> x # Kill current pane
<PRE> z # toogle pane fullscreen (pane zoom)
<PRE> { # move current pane to the left
<PRE> } # move current pane to the right
<PRE> <SPACE> # toggle panes arrangments
Misc
<PRE> t # show time
<PRE> r # reload config
<PRE> ? # show help
<PRE> : # prompt
NOTE
after you turned on the mouse mode (“set -g mouse on”), you need to press [SHIFT] when you wanna mark text in the terminal (for copy & paste).
Links
- https://tmuxcheatsheet.com/
- https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/tmux
- https://thoughtbot.com/blog/a-tmux-crash-course
- https://medium.com/actualize-network/a-minimalist-guide-to-tmux-13675fb160fa
- https://www.hamvocke.com/blog/a-guide-to-customizing-your-tmux-conf/
- https://www.howtoforge.com/sharing-terminal-sessions-with-tmux-and-screen
- https://www.hamvocke.com/blog/remote-pair-programming-with-tmux/
