tmux Cheat Sheet

tmux Sessions

• New Session: tmux new -s sessionname
• Kill Session: tmux kill-session -t sessionname
• List Sessions: tmux ls
• Attach Session: tmux a -t sessionname or tmux attach -t sessionname
• Rename Session: ctrl+b $
• Detach Session: ctrl+b d
• Next Session: ctrl+b )
• Previous Session: ctrl+b (

tmux Windows

• Create Window: ctrl+b c
• Next Window: ctrl+b n
• Previous Window: ctrl+b p
• Last Window: ctrl+b l
• Select Window by Number: ctrl+b 0..9
• Select Window by Name: ctrl+b '
• Change Window Number: ctrl+b .
• Rename Window: ctrl+b ,
• Search Window: ctrl+b f
• Kill Window: ctrl+b &

tmux Panes

• Split Horizontally: ctrl+b "
• Split Vertically: ctrl+b %
• Change Panes: ctrl+b arrow keys
• Next Pane: ctrl+b o
• Convert Pane to Window: ctrl+b !
• Kill Pane: ctrl+b x

Scroll

• Enter Copy Mode: ctrl+b [
• Navigate in Copy Mode: arrow keys, Page Up/Down, Home, End

Miscellaneous

• Show Help: ctrl+b ?
• Command Prompt: ctrl+b : (to run tmux commands directly)
• Toggle Status Bar: ctrl+b m