tmux #

References:

Session #

In shell:

# New session (s for session)
tmux new -s my-session

# Re-attach to existing session (t for target)
tmux attach -t my-session
tmux a -t my-session

# Stop a session
tmux kill-session -t my-session

# List all tmux sessions
tmux ls

# kill all tmux sessions
tmux kill-server

In Tmux sessions:

Detach current session: <C>b d
Rename current session: <C>b $

Window (Tab) #

Create new window: <C>b c
Close current window: <C>b &
Rename current window: <C>b ,
Go to window by order: <C>b 0, <C>b 1, etc.
Go to previous window: <C>b p
Go to next window: <C>b n

Panes #

Split current window into horizontal panes (=): <C>b "
Split current window into vertical panes (||): <C>b %
Close current pane: <C>b x
Move between panes: <C>b direction-key
Zoom in & out to a pane: <C>b z
Change pane size: <C>b <C>direction-key

Configuration #

Change Prefix Key #

In .tmux.conf:

# Remap prefix from 'C-b' to 'C-a'
unbind C-b
set-option -g prefix C-a
bind-key C-a send-prefix

Change Shortcut Key #

For example, in .tmux.conf:

# Split panes using | and -
bind | split-window -h
bind - split-window -v
unbind '"'
unbind %

256 Colour #

Set alias (in .zshrc): (credit)

alias tmux='tmux -2'

In .tmux.conf:

set -g default-terminal "screen-256color"

Scroll & Click to Switch Panes #

Credit: How do I scroll in tmux? - Super User

set -g mouse on

Automatically Rename Window #

In .tmux.conf: (credit)

# Automatically rename status
set-option -g status-interval 5
set-option -g automatic-rename on
set-option -g automatic-rename-format '#{b:pane_current_path}'