tmux

tmux = unammed session

tmux new -s <name>

tmux ls

tmux attach -t <name>

tmux a = attach to last used session

tmux kill-session -t <name>

tmux kill-server

inside tmux

prefix = Ctrl + b

prefix+d = detach from session ( keep running in bg)

prefix+$ = rename session

prefix+s = list all session interactive mode

tabs:

prefix+c — Create a new window

prefix+, — Rename the current window

prefix+n — Switch to next window

prefix+p — Switch to previous window

prefix+0-9 — Jump directly to window number N

prefix+w — Interactive visual list of windows/panes

prefix+& — Close current window (prompts for confirmation)

splits:

prefix+% — Split current pane vertically (left / right)

prefix+" — Split current pane horizontally (top / bottom)

prefix+Arrow Key — Move focus between panes

prefix+o — Cycle focus to the next pane

prefix+; — Toggle back to the last active pane

prefix+z — Toggle pane zoom (maximize current pane full screen / restore)

prefix+{ or } — Swap position of current pane with adjacent pane

prefix+x — Close current pane (prompts for confirmation)

copy,navigate

Press Ctrl + b then [ to enter copy mode.

Navigate using Arrow Keys, PageUp/PageDown, or Vim keys (h, j, k, l).

Press Space to start selecting text, Enter to copy the selected text to tmux buffer, and q to exit copy mode.

Press Ctrl + b then ] to paste the copied buffer.

cat ~/.tmux.conf

# Enable mouse mode (scrolling, clicking panes/tabs)

set -g mouse on

# Increase scrollback history limit

set -g history-limit 10000

# Start window/pane indexing at 1 instead of 0

set -g base-index 1

setw -g pane-base-index 1