Tmux cheatsheet

tmux_cheatsheet.md

Basics

Action	Key	Tip
List available sessions	tmux ls
Start new (unnamed) session	tmux
Start a named session or attach to existing one	tmux new -A -s <name>
Reattach to named session	tmux attach -d -t <name>

Action	Key	Tip
Open command palette within Tmux	<C-b>
Rename session	<C-b>$
Dettach from session	<C-b>d	It will still live
Show interative list of sessions	<C-b>s	Similar to tmux ls but interactive
Show interactive list of sessions and their windows	<C-b>w
Kill current session	: kill-session
Kill specific session	: kill-session -t <name>
Kill current window	: kill-window
Kill specific window	: kill-window -t <number>

Windows

Action	Key	Tip
Create window	<C-b>c
Rename current window	<C-b>,
Close current window	<C-b>&

Action	Key	Tip
Jump to window number	<C-b>0..9
Jump to previous window	<C-b>p
Jump to next window	<C-b>n
Jump to last active window	<C-b>l

Panes

Action	Key	Tip
Split window horizontally (new pane)	<C-b>%
Split window horizontally (new pane)	<C-b>"
Close current pane	<C-b>x
Convert pane to a window	<C-b>!

Action	Key	Tip
Show pane numbers	<C-b>q
Jump to pane number	<C-b> q 0..9
Jump to left/right/up/down pane	<C-b> <arrow keys>	With vim-tmux-navigator plugin: <C>hjkl
Toggle zoom in/out	<C-b>z
Toggle pane layouts	<C-b><Space>

Copy mode

Action	Key	Tip
Enter copy mode	<C-b>[
Exit copy mode	q
Move cursor	Vim motions: hjkl, w, b
Start visual selection	v	Custom mapping
Toggle line/block selection	<C-v>	Custom mapping
Copy selection	y	Custom mapping and tmux-yank plugin