title: Tmux date: 2021-02-20 14:31:24 background: bg-emerald-600 tags: - utility - terminal - session categories: - Linux Command intro: |

The tmux cheat sheet quick reference of most commonly used shortcuts and commands

Tmux CLI

New session {.row-span-2}

Start a new session ```shell script $ tmux

Start a new named session
```shell script
$ tmux new -s myname

Show all sessions ```shell script $ tmux ls


### Attach session
Attach to last session
```shell script
$ tmux a

Attach to named ```shell script $ tmux a -t myname



### Kill session  {.row-span-2}
Kill a session by name
```shell script
$ tmux kill-ses -t myname

Kill sessions but the current ```shell script $ tmux kill-ses -a

Kill sessions but 'myname'
```shell script
$ tmux kill-ses -a -t myname

Tmux help

```shell script $ tmux info


### Config
Reload config
```shell script
$ tmux source-file ~/.tmux.conf

Show config ```shell script $ tmux show-options -g




### Copy Mode  
| Command      | Description                |
|--------------|----------------------------|
| `Ctrl+b` `[` | Enter copy mode            |
| `<Space>`    | Start selection            |
| `Enter`      | Copy selection             |
| `q`          | Quit copy mode             |
| `Ctrl+b` `]` | Paste contents of buffer_0 |
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Mainly works like selecting text in [Vim](/vim#motions)





Tmux shortcuts
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### Getting started {.secondary}
| Shortcuts    | Description        |
|--------------|--------------------|
| `Ctrl+b` `?` | List all shortcuts |
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Show every session, window, pane, etc.
```shell script
$ tmux info

Panes (Splits) {.row-span-2}

Shortcuts	Description
`Ctrl+b` `"` / `%`	Split Horiz/Vert
`Ctrl+b` `!`	Pane -> Window
`Ctrl+b` `x`	Kill pane
`Ctrl+b`	Navigate panes
`Ctrl+b`	Toggle layouts
`Ctrl+b` `{` / `}`	Move to Left/Right
`Ctrl+b` `o`	Goto next panes
`Ctrl+b` `z`	toggle full-screen
`Ctrl+b` `;`	Toggle Last pane
`Ctrl+b` `q`	Show numbers
`Ctrl+b` `q` `0`...`9`	Goto # pane

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Window (Tabs) {.row-span-2}

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`Ctrl+b` `c`	Create window
`Ctrl+b` `p` / `n`	Previous/Next window
`Ctrl+b` `"` / `%`	Split Horiz/Vert
`Ctrl+b` `w`	List window
`Ctrl+b` `,`	Rename window
`Ctrl+b` `f`	Find window
`Ctrl+b` `l`	Last window
`Ctrl+b` `.`	Move window
`Ctrl+b` `&`	Close window
`Ctrl+b` `0`...`9`	Goto # window

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Session (Set of Windows)

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`Ctrl+b` `d`	Detach from session
`Ctrl+b` `s`	Show all sessions
`Ctrl+b` `$`	Rename session
`Ctrl+b` `(` / `)`	Previous/Next session

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Tmux Command Mode

Usage {.secondary}

Command	Description
`Ctrl+b` `:`	Enter command mode

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Resizing

Command	Description
`resize-pane -D 20`	Resize down
`resize-pane -U 20`	Resize up
`resize-pane -L 20`	Resize left
`resize-pane -R 20`	Resize right

Listing

Command	Description
`list-keys`	All commands
`list-panes`	All panes
`list-windows`	All Windows

Copying

Command	Description
`list-buffers`	List all buffers
`show-buffer`	Show #0 contents
`capture-pane`	Copy of pane
`choose-buffer`	Show and paste
`save-buffer a.txt`	Save to file
`delete-buffer -b 1`	Delete buffer 1

Setting

Command	Description
`set -g OPTION`	Set for all sessions
`setw -g OPTION`	Set for all windows
`setw -g mode-keys vi`	Enable vi-mode
`set -g prefix C-a`	Set prefix

Misc

Command	Description
`swap-pane -s 3 -t 1`	Swap pane
`swap-window -t -1`	Move to left
`setw synchronize-panes`	Sync Panes
`join-pane -t :#`	Join pane