basics.md

tmux Basics

config

~/.tmux.conf

# Setting the prefix from C-b to C-a
set -g prefix C-a

# Free the original Ctrl-b prefix keybinding
unbind C-b

#setting the delay between prefix and command
set -s escape-time 1

# Ensure that we can send Ctrl-A to other apps
bind C-a send-prefix

# Set the base index for windows to 1 instead of 0
set -g base-index 1

# Set the base index for panes to 1 instead of 0
setw -g pane-base-index 1

# Reload the file with Prefix r
bind r source-file ~/.tmux.conf \; display "Reloaded!"

# splitting panes with | and -
bind | split-window -h
bind - split-window -v

PREFIX now is CTRL+a

remap your CapsLock to CTRL

new session

tmux new -s my_session

list session

tmux ls

attach a session

tmux attach -tmy_session

kill a session

with exit inside a session

or

tmux kill-session -t basic

detach

inside a session: PREFIX + d

Windows

new

PREFIX + c

renaming

PREFIX + ,

visualize all windows

PREFIX + w

Panes

split window horzontal

PREFIX + -

split window vertivcal

PREFIX + |

Navigate between Panes

PREFIX + o