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tmux Cheatsheet

tmux commands

tmux [command]     # Run a command
                   # 'tmux' with no commands will create a new session
  new              # Create a new session
   -s "Session"    # Create named session
   -n "Window"     # Create named Window
   -c "/dir"       # Start in target directory
  attach           # Attach last/available session
  attach-session|a|at
   -t "#"          # Attach target session
   -d              # Detach the session from other instances
  ls               # List open sessions
   -a              # List all open sessions
  lsw              # List windows
   -a              # List all windows
   -s              # List all windows in session
  lsp              # List panes
   -a              # List all panes
   -s              # List all panes in session
   -t              # List all panes in target
  kill-window      # Kill current window
   -t "#"          # Kill target window
   -a              # Kill all windows
   -a -t "#"       # Kill all windows but the target
  kill-session     # Kill current session
   -t "#"          # Kill target session
   -a              # Kill all sessions
   -a -t "#"       # Kill all sessions but the target

tmux list-keys                #lists out every bound key and the tmux command it runs
tmux list-commands            #lists out every tmux command and its arguments
tmux info                     #lists out every session, window, pane, its pid, etc.
tmux source-file ~/.tmux.conf #reloads the current tmux configuration (based on a default tmux config)

Keyboard commands

C-b : prefix
C-a : prefix (CUSTOM)

C-b : `send-prefix`

C-z : suspend client
d   : tmux detach
D   : choose a client to detach
s   : list sessions
$   : name session
L   : switch the attached client back to the last session.
t   : clock
?   : help
:   : prompt
~   : show last message
r   : force redraw of the attached client.
r   : reload tmux-conf (CUSTOM)

a   : go to last swapped tab

c   : `new-window`
w   : list windows and select interactively
&   : kill window
,   : `rename-window`
n   : next window
p   : prev window
0-9 : `select-window -t :0-9`

`swap-window -s 3 -t 1` : swap windows 3 and 1
`swap-window -t 0` : swap the current window with the top window
`move-window -t 0`

%   : split pane horizontal `split-window -h`
\"  : split pane vertical `split-window`
C-a : cycle panes (CUSTOM)
C-o : swap panes `select-pane -t :.+`
o   : next pane
;   : prev pane
q   : pane number
{   : move current pane left `swap-pane -[UDLR]`
}   : move current pane right
x   : kill current pane
z   : toggle pane zoom
+   : break pane into window (e.g. to select text by mouse to copy)
-   : restore pane from window
space : toggle between layouts
`tmux select-pane -[UDLR]` #selects the next pane in the specified direction
`tmux select-pane -t :.+`  #selects the next pane in numerical order

Up, Down         # Change to the pane above, below, left, or right
Left, Right
M-1 to M-5       # Arrange panes:
                 # 1) even-horizontal
                 # 2) even-vertical
                 # 3) main-horizontal
                 # 4) main-vertical
                 # 5) tiled
C-Up, C-Down     # Resize the current pane in steps of one cell
C-Left, C-Right
M-Up, M-Down     # Resize the current pane in steps of five cells
M-Left, M-Right
M-o              # Rotate the panes in the current window backwards

Misc

`setw -g mode-keys vi`
[  : start copy mode
q quit copy mode (no prefix?)
Page Up     Enter copy mode and scroll one page up.
Up, Down
Left, Right
]  : paste buffer

Function                vi             emacs
Back to indentation     ^              M-m
Clear selection         Escape         C-g
Copy selection          Enter          M-w
Cursor down             j              Down
Cursor left             h              Left
Cursor right            l              Right
Cursor up               k              Up
Cursor to bottom line   L
Cursor to middle line   M              M-r
Cursor to top line      H              M-R
Delete entire line      d              C-u
Delete to end of line   D              C-k
End of line             $              C-e
Goto line               :              g
Half page down          C-d            M-Down
Half page up            C-u            M-Up
Next page               C-f            Page down
Next word               w              M-f
Paste buffer            p              C-y
Previous page           C-b            Page up
Previous word           b              M-b
Quit mode               q              Escape
Scroll down             C-Down or J    C-Down
Scroll up               C-Up or K      C-Up
Search again            n              n
Search backward         ?              C-r
Search forward          /              C-s
Start of line           0              C-a
Start selection         Space          C-Space
Transpose chars                        C-t

PuTTY tips - shift overrides in terminal mouse behaviour

Link dump

Setup tmux

[Installing tmux without admin] (https://gist.github.com/albd/d397678a499f6d434558)

Install tmux locally

[tmux plugin manager] (https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tpm)

git clone https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tpm ~/.tmux/plugins/tpm
prefix + I #Installs new plugins from GitHub or any other git repository and refreshes TMUX environment
prefix + U #updates plugin(s)
prefix + alt + u #remove/uninstall plugins not on the plugin list

[tmux sensible] (https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tmux-sensible)

This is a collection of tips and reminders for me on how to do things. What is documented here is derived from personal experience and from all over the web (some instruction or information has been copied verbatim). Original sources are provided for some of them. I have built these up over time so it has not been documented properly until now.

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