tmux

Updated: 14 February 2024

Change default prefix key binding to Ctrl + a

unbind C-b
set-option -g prefix C-a
bind-key C-a send-prefix

Updated: 18 May 2023

Enter copy mode with Ctrl+b [ then / or ? to search forwards or backwards.

n or N to move to next or previous result.

Updated: 07 May 2023

Enter copy mode
Ctrl+b [

Then, navigate with vim key bindings, space bar to start selection, enter to copy.

Paste back into tmux or vim running inside tmux
Ctrl+b ]

From tmux, transfer text to ‘middle mouse button’ clipboard
echo -n "text for system clipboard" | xclip

From tmux, transfer text to ‘clipboard’ clipboard
echo -n "text for system clipboard" | xclip -sel clip

tmux show-buffer | xclip -selection clipboard

Updated: 13 June 2023

Image credit: https://arcolinux.com/everthing-you-need-to-know-about-tmux-panes/

Show pane numbers

Ctrl+b q

select-layout even-vertical

Ctrl+b Alt+2

select-layout even-horizontal

Ctrl+b Alt+1

New session

tmux

Rename current session

Ctrl+b $

Rename current window

Ctrl+b ,

Show clock

Ctrl+b t

Create new session when already in a session

Ctrl+b :new

Move a window e.g. window 4 goes to 2

swap-window -s 4 -t 2

Kill everything

tmux kill-server

Kill window

Ctrl+b &

Kill a frozen pane

Ctrl+b x

Kill highlighted session whilst in choose tree

x