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Starting tmux

Simply run t and you will be greeted by a new tmux session.

new session

Manipulating panes

Horizontal split

Type ctrl-b + % for a horizontal split.

horizontal split

Vertical split

Type ctrl-b + " for a vertical split.

vertical split

Closing panes

Type ctrl-b + x to close a pane

Navigating panes

Simply use your mouse to select the pane you want to work in. You can also use

  • ctrl-h to navigate to the left pane,
  • ctrl-j to navigate to the lower pane,
  • ctrl-k to navigate to the upper pane, and
  • ctrl-l to navigate to the right pane.

Manipulating windows

tmux calls tabs in a session windows.

Creating windows

window creation

ctrl-b + c will create a new window.

Closing tabs

ctrl-b + & will close a window.

Navigating windows

Simply select the window on the bottom status bar to navigate to it.

Help Menu

ctrl-b + ? will open a help menu with all key bindings.

help menu