tmux cheat sheet
This is a live document that I’m planing to maintain as I get more familiar with tmux.
Key bindings
All keybindings should be prefixed with a prefix key, C-b (CTRL+b) by default, followed by a command key.
| Category | Key binding | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Window | c |
Create new window |
| Window | , |
Rename window |
| Window | w |
Choose window from list |
| Window | 0 to 9 |
Go from window 0 to 9 |
| Window | n |
Go to next window |
| Pane | % |
Split into two panes, left and right |
| Pane | " |
Split into two panes, top and bottom |
| Pane | Left |
Go to left pane |
| Pane | Right |
Go to right pane |
| Pane | Down |
Go to pane at the bottom |
| Pane | Up |
Go to pane at the top |
| Pane | o |
Go to next pane |
| Pane | x |
Close/kill current pane |
| Pane | q |
Briefly display pane indexes. |
| System | ? |
List all key bindings |
| System | d |
Detach |
| System | : |
Enter tmux command prompt |
Resources
man 1 tmux(web version)- GitHub.com/tmux/tmux
- [video] Tmux will SKYROCKET your productivity - here’s how
- [video] Tmux has forever changed the way I write code.
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