tmux cheatsheet (part 1)

My tmux cheatsheet

Sessions

New Session

• tmux new [-s name] [cmd] (:new) - new session

Switch Session

• tmux ls (:ls) - list sessions
• tmux switch [-t name] (:switch) - switches to an existing session
• tmux as [id] [-t name] (:attach) - attaches to an existing session
• <Ctrl-b>c (:detach) - detach the currently attached session

Session Management

• <Ctrl-b>s - list sessions
• <Ctrl-b>$ - name session

Close Session

• tmux kill-session [-t name] (:kill-session)

Windows

New Window

• <Ctrl-b>c (:neww [-n name] [cmd]) - new window

Cursor Movement

• <Ctrl-b>[i] (:selectw -t [i]) - go to window [i]
• <Ctrl-b>l - go to last window
• <Ctrl-b>p - go to previous window
• <Ctrl-b>n - go to next window

Window Management

• <Ctrl-b>T - rename window
• <Ctrl-b>, - rename window
• <Ctrl-b>w - list all windows
• <Ctrl-b>f - find window by name
• <Ctrl-b>. - move window to another session (promt)
• :movew - move window to next unused number

Close Window

• <Ctrl-b>& (:kill-window) - kill window

Panes

New Pane

• (%) <Ctrl-b>| (:splitw [-v] [-p width] [-t focus] [cmd]) - split current pane vertically
• (") <Ctrl-b>s (:splitw -h [-p width] [-t focus] [cmd]) - split current pane horizontally

Cursor Movement

• (o) <Ctrl-b><Tab> (:selectp -t :.+) - move cursor to the next pane
• <Ctrl-b><Up> (:selectp -U) - move cursor to the pane above
• <Ctrl-b><Down> (:selectp -D) - move cursor to the pane below
• <Ctrl-b><Left> (:selectp -L) - move cursor to the pane to the left
• <Ctrl-b><Right> (:selectp -R) - move cursor to the pane to the right
• :selectp [i] - move cursor to the pane [i]

Panes Management

• (:swap-pane -U) - move current pane up
• (:swap-pane -D) - move current pane down
• <Ctrl-b>{ (:swap-pane -L) - move current pane to the left
• <Ctrl-b>} (:swap-pane -R) - move current pane to the right
• <Ctrl-b>q - show pane numbers (type number to move cursor)
• <Ctrl-b><Space> - toggle pane arrangements

Resize Pane

• :resize-pane -U [i] - move horizontal divider up by [i] lines
• :resize-pane -D [i] - move horizontal divider down by [i] lines
• :resize-pane -L [i] - move vertical divider left by [i] columns
• :resize-pane -R [i] - move vertical divider right by [i] columns

resize-pane [-DLRUZ] [-x width] [-y height] [-t target-pane] [adjustment]

Close Pane

• <Ctrl-b>x (:kill-pane) - kill current pane

Misc

• <Ctrl-b>t - show time
• <Ctrl-b>r - reload config

tmux cheatsheet (part 2)

start new with session name:

tmux new -s myname

attach:

tmux a  #  (or at, or attach)

attach to named:

tmux a -t myname

list sessions:

tmux ls

kill session:

tmux kill-session -t myname

In tmux, hit the prefix ctrl+b and then:

Sessions

:new<CR>  new session
s  list sessions
$  name session

Windows (tabs)

c           new window
,           name window
w           list windows
f           find window
&           kill window
.           move window - prompted for a new number
:movew<CR>  move window to the next unused number

Panes (splits)

%  horizontal split
"  vertical split

o  swap panes
q  show pane numbers
x  kill pane
⍽  space - toggle between layouts

Window/pane surgery

:joinp -s :2<CR>  move window 2 into a new pane in the current window
:joinp -t :1<CR>  move the current pane into a new pane in window 1

• Move window to pane
• How to reorder windows

Misc

d  detach
t  big clock
?  list shortcuts
:  prompt