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<h1 class="blog-page-title">tmux Cheatsheet</h1>
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<h2>Basic Commands</h2>
<h3>Starting and Attaching</h3>
<ul>
<li>tmux - Start new session</li>
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<ul>
<li>tmux new -s &lt;name&gt; - Start new named session</li>
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<ul>
<li>tmux attach -t &lt;name&gt; - Attach to session</li>
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<li>tmux attach-session -t &lt;name&gt; - Attach to session (long form)</li>
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<li>tmux ls - List all sessions</li>
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<li>tmux list-sessions - List all sessions (long form)</li>
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<ul>
<li>tmux kill-session -t &lt;name&gt; - Kill a session</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>tmux kill-server - Kill all sessions</li>
</ul>
<h3>Prefix Key</h3>
<p>Default prefix is Ctrl+b. All commands below assume this prefix.</p>
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<h2>Sessions</h2>
<ul>
<li>s - List sessions</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>$ - Rename session</li>
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<ul>
<li>d - Detach from session</li>
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<ul>
<li>( - Switch to previous session</li>
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<ul>
<li>) - Switch to next session</li>
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<h2>Windows</h2>
<ul>
<li>c - Create new window</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>, - Rename current window</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>w - List windows</li>
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<ul>
<li>n - Next window</li>
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<ul>
<li>p - Previous window</li>
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<ul>
<li>0-9 - Switch to window number</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>&amp; - Kill current window</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>f - Find window by name</li>
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<h2>Panes</h2>
<ul>
<li>% - Split pane vertically (left/right)</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>&quot; - Split pane horizontally (top/bottom)</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>x - Kill current pane</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>z - Zoom/unzoom current pane</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>{ - Swap pane with previous</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>} - Swap pane with next</li>
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<ul>
<li>o - Switch to next pane</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>; - Switch to last active pane</li>
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<ul>
<li>q - Show pane numbers (then press number to switch)</li>
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<ul>
<li>h - Select pane to the left</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>j - Select pane below</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>k - Select pane above</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>l - Select pane to the right</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>H - Resize pane left</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>J - Resize pane down</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>K - Resize pane up</li>
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<li>L - Resize pane right</li>
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<ul>
<li>Ctrl+h/j/k/l - Resize pane (alternative)</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Alt+Arrow - Resize pane</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Space - Toggle between pane layouts</li>
</ul>
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<h2>Copy Mode</h2>
<ul>
<li>[ - Enter copy mode</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>] - Paste buffer</li>
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<ul>
<li>q - Exit copy mode</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Space - Start selection</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Enter - Copy selection</li>
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<li>v - Start selection (vi mode)</li>
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<ul>
<li>y - Copy selection (vi mode)</li>
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<li>p - Paste (vi mode)</li>
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<ul>
<li>/ - Search forward</li>
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<li>? - Search backward</li>
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<li>n - Next match</li>
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<ul>
<li>N - Previous match</li>
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<h2>Miscellaneous</h2>
<ul>
<li>t - Show clock</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>? - List all key bindings</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>: - Enter command mode</li>
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<ul>
<li>r - Reload config file</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>~ - Show messages</li>
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<li>Ctrl+z - Suspend tmux (send to background)</li>
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<h2>Command Mode Commands</h2>
<ul>
<li>new-window -n &lt;name&gt; - Create named window</li>
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<ul>
<li>split-window -h - Split horizontally</li>
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<li>split-window -v - Split vertically</li>
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<li>select-pane -t &lt;number&gt; - Select pane by number</li>
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<li>resize-pane -L 10 - Resize pane left by 10</li>
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<li>resize-pane -R 10 - Resize pane right by 10</li>
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<li>resize-pane -U 10 - Resize pane up by 10</li>
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<li>resize-pane -D 10 - Resize pane down by 10</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>swap-pane -s &lt;source&gt; -t &lt;target&gt; - Swap panes</li>
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<li>kill-pane -t &lt;number&gt; - Kill pane</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>kill-window -t &lt;number&gt; - Kill window</li>
</ul>
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<h2>Configuration</h2>
<h3>Config File Location</h3>
<ul>
<li>~/.tmux.conf (user config)</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>/etc/tmux.conf (system config)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Example Key Bindings</h3>
<p>Customize key bindings in your config:</p>
<pre><code># Change prefix key
unbind C-b
set-option -g prefix C-a
bind-key C-a send-prefix
# Custom window navigation
bind h select-pane -L
bind j select-pane -D
bind k select-pane -U
bind l select-pane -R
# Custom window splitting
bind | split-window -h
bind - split-window -v
unbind &#x27;&quot;&#x27;
unbind %
# Reload config
bind r source-file ~/.tmux.conf \; display &quot;Config reloaded!&quot;</code></pre>
<h3>Common Settings</h3>
<pre><code># Change prefix to Ctrl+a
unbind C-b
set-option -g prefix C-a
bind-key C-a send-prefix
# Enable mouse support
set -g mouse on
# Start windows and panes at 1, not 0
set -g base-index 1
setw -g pane-base-index 1
# Renumber windows sequentially after closing any
set -g renumber-windows on
# Increase scrollback buffer
set -g history-limit 10000
# Enable vi mode
setw -g mode-keys vi
# Set default terminal mode to 256color
set -g default-terminal &quot;screen-256color&quot;
# Faster key repeat
set -s escape-time 0
# Reload config file
bind r source-file ~/.tmux.conf \; display &quot;Config reloaded!&quot;</code></pre>
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<h2>Tips</h2>
<ul>
<li>Use tmux -2 to force 256 color mode</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Use tmux -u to enable UTF-8</li>
</ul>
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<li>Sessions persist after terminal closes</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Use tmuxinator or tmuxp for session management</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Ctrl+b then d to detach without killing session</li>
</ul>
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<li>Use tmux attach to reconnect to last session</li>
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