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tmux Cheat Sheet
Print-ready cheat sheet for tmux, organized for fast lookup, study, and desk-side use
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What's in this cheat sheet
- Session Management
- Windows
- Panes
- Navigation
- Copy Mode
- Configuration
- Status Bar
- Key Bindings
- Scripting
- Common Patterns
Creating & Attaching
tmux # new session
tmux new -s work # new named session
tmux attach -t work # attach to session
tmux attach -dt work # detach others, attach
Session Commands
tmux ls | List all sessions |
tmux kill-session -t work | Kill a named session |
tmux kill-server | Kill the tmux server and all sessions |
tmux rename-session -t old new | Rename a session |
Prefix d | Detach from current session |
Prefix $ | Rename current session |
Prefix s | List sessions (interactive) |
Default prefix is Ctrl-b
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