Since switching to vim, I’ve found myself really enjoying keyboard-based user interfaces. So instead of managing multiple terminal sessions in iTerm, I have started using tmux. I’m writing this cheat sheet as I learn. Check back often.
N.B. Keep in mind, everything in tmux is case sensitive.
Panes
| command | description |
|---|
ctrl-b % | Split the current pane into 2 panes vertically |
ctrl-b " | Split the current pane into 2 panes horizontally |
ctrl-b o | Switch to the “next” pane |
ctrl-b arrow | Switch to the pane in the direction of arrow |
Windows
| command | description |
|---|
ctrl-b c | Create a new window |
ctrl-b n | Go to the next window |
ctrl-b p | Go to the previous window |
ctrl-b n | Switch to the window numbered n |
Sessions
| command | description |
|---|
ctrl-b d | Detach current session |
tmux ls | List all of the running sessions inside tmux |
tmux attach -t n or tmux a -t n | Attach to the session with the number n (-t stands for “target”) |
tmux kill-session -t n | Kill the session with the number n. You shouldn’t need to do this very often; just exit out of the running processes, and tmux will quit itself |