--- title: tmux kind: note description: terminal multiplexer words: 1239 readingMinutes: 6 created: '2022-01-30T00:00:00.000Z' updated: '2024-09-01T20:16:38+02:00' website: https://github.com/tmux/tmux --- ## Link - Open-source terminal multiplexer for [Unix](/notes/unix)-like [operating systems](/notes/operating-systems) ## Shortcuts | **Shortcut** | **Function** | | --------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `Ctrl`+`B` `"` | Open new pane below | | `Ctrl`+`B` `%` | Open new pane to the right | | `Ctrl`+`B` `arrowkey` | Switch to the pane to the side indicated by the arrow key | | `Ctrl`+`B` `Alt`+`arrowkey` | Resize the current pane to the side indicated by the arrow key | | `Ctrl`+`B` `[` | Enter scroll mode - use arrow up/down or k/j to scroll up/down in the pane/buffer | | `q` | Exit scroll mode | | `Ctrl`+`B` `?` | List hotkeys | ### Default hotkeys C-b C-b Send the prefix key C-b C-o Rotate through the panes C-b C-z Suspend the current client C-b Space Select next layout C-b ! Break pane to a new window C-b " Split window vertically C-b # List all paste buffers C-b $ Rename current session C-b % Split window horizontally C-b & Kill current window C-b ' Prompt for window index to select C-b ( Switch to previous client C-b ) Switch to next client C-b , Rename current window C-b - Delete the most recent paste buffer C-b . Move the current window C-b / Describe key binding C-b 0 Select window 0 C-b 1 Select window 1 C-b 2 Select window 2 C-b 3 Select window 3 C-b 4 Select window 4 C-b 5 Select window 5 C-b 6 Select window 6 C-b 7 Select window 7 C-b 8 Select window 8 C-b 9 Select window 9 C-b : Prompt for a command C-b ; Move to the previously active pane C-b = Choose a paste buffer from a list C-b ? List key bindings C-b C Customize options C-b D Choose and detach a client from a list C-b E Spread panes out evenly C-b L Switch to the last client C-b M Clear the marked pane C-b [ Enter copy mode C-b ] Paste the most recent paste buffer C-b c Create a new window C-b d Detach the current client C-b f Search for a pane C-b i Display window information C-b l Select the previously current window C-b m Toggle the marked pane C-b n Select the next window C-b o Select the next pane C-b p Select the previous window C-b q Display pane numbers C-b r Redraw the current client C-b s Choose a session from a list C-b t Show a clock C-b w Choose a window from a list C-b x Kill the active pane C-b z Zoom the active pane C-b { Swap the active pane with the pane above C-b } Swap the active pane with the pane below C-b ~ Show messages C-b DC Reset so the visible part of the window follows the cursor C-b PPage Enter copy mode and scroll up C-b Up Select the pane above the active pane C-b Down Select the pane below the active pane C-b Left Select the pane to the left of the active pane C-b Right Select the pane to the right of the active pane C-b M-1 Set the even-horizontal layout C-b M-2 Set the even-vertical layout C-b M-3 Set the main-horizontal layout C-b M-4 Set the main-vertical layout C-b M-5 Select the tiled layout C-b M-n Select the next window with an alert C-b M-o Rotate through the panes in reverse C-b M-p Select the previous window with an alert C-b M-Up Resize the pane up by 5 C-b M-Down Resize the pane down by 5 C-b M-Left Resize the pane left by 5 C-b M-Right Resize the pane right by 5 C-b C-Up Resize the pane up C-b C-Down Resize the pane down C-b C-Left Resize the pane left C-b C-Right Resize the pane right C-b S-Up Move the visible part of the window up C-b S-Down Move the visible part of the window down C-b S-Left Move the visible part of the window left C-b S-Right Move the visible part of the window right C-b C-b Send the prefix key C-b C-o Rotate through the panes C-b C-z Suspend the current client C-b Space Select next layout C-b ! Break pane to a new window C-b " Split window vertically C-b # List all paste buffers C-b $ Rename current session C-b % Split window horizontally C-b & Kill current window C-b ' Prompt for window index to select C-b ( Switch to previous client C-b ) Switch to next client C-b , Rename current window C-b - Delete the most recent paste buffer C-b . Move the current window C-b / Describe key binding C-b 0 Select window 0 C-b 1 Select window 1 C-b 2 Select window 2 C-b 3 Select window 3 C-b 4 Select window 4 C-b 5 Select window 5 C-b 6 Select window 6 C-b 7 Select window 7 C-b 8 Select window 8 C-b 9 Select window 9 C-b : Prompt for a command C-b ; Move to the previously active pane C-b = Choose a paste buffer from a list C-b ? List key bindings C-b C Customize options C-b D Choose and detach a client from a list C-b E Spread panes out evenly C-b L Switch to the last client C-b M Clear the marked pane C-b [ Enter copy mode C-b ] Paste the most recent paste buffer C-b c Create a new window C-b d Detach the current client C-b f Search for a pane C-b i Display window information C-b l Select the previously current window C-b m Toggle the marked pane C-b n Select the next window C-b o Select the next pane C-b p Select the previous window C-b q Display pane numbers C-b r Redraw the current client C-b s Choose a session from a list C-b t Show a clock C-b w Choose a window from a list C-b x Kill the active pane C-b z Zoom the active pane C-b { Swap the active pane with the pane above C-b } Swap the active pane with the pane below C-b ~ Show messages C-b DC Reset so the visible part of the window follows the cursor C-b PPage Enter copy mode and scroll up C-b Up Select the pane above the active pane C-b Down Select the pane below the active pane C-b Left Select the pane to the left of the active pane C-b Right Select the pane to the right of the active pane C-b M-1 Set the even-horizontal layout C-b M-2 Set the even-vertical layout C-b M-3 Set the main-horizontal layout C-b M-4 Set the main-vertical layout C-b M-5 Select the tiled layout C-b M-n Select the next window with an alert C-b M-o Rotate through the panes in reverse C-b M-p Select the previous window with an alert C-b M-Up Resize the pane up by 5 C-b M-Down Resize the pane down by 5 C-b M-Left Resize the pane left by 5 C-b M-Right Resize the pane right by 5 C-b C-Up Resize the pane up C-b C-Down Resize the pane down C-b C-Left Resize the pane left C-b C-Right Resize the pane right C-b S-Up Move the visible part of the window up C-b S-Down Move the visible part of the window down C-b S-Left Move the visible part of the window left C-b S-Right Move the visible part of the window right ## Resources - [GitHub](https://github.com/tmux/tmux) - [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tmux) ### Cheatsheets - [tmux & screen](https://www.dayid.org/comp/tm.html) - [devhints.io](https://devhints.io/tmux) - [GoLinuxCloud](https://www.golinuxcloud.com/tmux-cheatsheet/) - [FOSS Linux](https://www.fosslinux.com/58612/foss-linuxs-tmux-cheat-sheet.htm) - [LinuxSimply](https://linuxsimply.com/cheat-sheets/tmux/) - [tmuxcheatsheet.com](https://tmuxcheatsheet.com/) ### Videos -
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