Tmux

Set up tmux on linux

sudo apt-get install -y tmux tmuxinator

Basic

• Create a named session called “basic”

tmux new -s basic

• Exit the session:

exit

CheatSheet

• Session:

  Shortcut	Description	Usage
  Ctrl + b	Prefix
  tmux new -s basic_session	Create a new tmux session
  Prefix + d	Detach from a tmux session	Enter 1 session, do some work (like htop), detach from this session
  tmux ls	List sessions
  tmux attach -t basic_session	Attach the session to current terminal

• Windows:

  Shortcut	Description
  Ctrl + b	Prefix
  tmux new -s windows -n shell	Create a tmux session called “windows”, the initial window is called “shell”
  Prefix + c	Create a window in a current ession, automatically brought into focus
  Prefix + ,	Rename a window name
  Prefix + n	Move to next window
  Prefix + p	Move to previous window
  Prefix + 0 (number)	Move to the first window
  Prefix + w	Display a visual menu of all windows
  Prefix + f	Find window that contains a string of text

• Panes:

  Command	Description
  Ctr + b	Prefix
  tmux new -s panes_demo	Create a session to demo panes
  Prefix + %	Split the window in half vertically
  Prefix + “	Split the window horizontally
  Prefix + h,j,k,l (o)	Move around the panes, cycle through the panes

Command	Description
Prefix + [	Into copy mode
Prefix + ] / Prefix + P Ctr + V	Paste
Enter	Get out of copy mode
Ctrl - b	Move up 1 page
Ctrl - f	Move down 1 page
[Copy mode] ?	Search backward
[Copy mode ?] n	jump to next occurrence
[Copy mode ?] N	jump to the previous
[Copy mode] /	Search downward
[Copy mode /] n	jump to next occurrence
[Copy mode /] N	jump to the previous
Prefix + =	View all copy buffer and choose 1

Tmuxinator

export EDITOR=vim