tmux
The M/meta key needs to be defined in your terminal[6], as most keyboards don't have it. The ones that do have it bound to esc, which can cause problems.
Cheatsheet
These commands are all prefaced by a PREFIX[4], which by default is <c-b>.
Meta
| Command |
Effect |
? |
Show commands |
t |
Show clock in pane |
r |
Reload tmux configuration |
Sessions
| Command |
Effect |
(, ) |
Go to next/previous session |
s |
Choose session from list |
$ |
Rename session |
Windows
| Command |
Effect |
c |
Create new window |
1-9 |
Go to window |
n, p |
Go to next/previous window |
l |
Go to last visited window[7] |
w |
Choose from list of windows |
, |
Rename current window |
& |
Kill current window |
Panes
| Command |
Effect |
q, then 1-9 |
Show pane numbers and if number pressed, go to that pane |
| Cursor keys |
Go to pane in that direction |
% |
Split vertically (left/right) |
" |
Split horizontally (top/bottom) |
o |
Go to next pane |
; |
Go to last visited pane |
{, } |
Move pane to next/previous position |
C-o, M-o |
Rotate panes forward/back (top-bottom, then left-right) |
! |
Move pane into new window |
C- cursor keys |
Resize pane |
M-1-M-5 |
Use predefined pane layouts |
x |
Kill current pane |
z |
Maximize pane to full screen/return pane to place in layout |
Copy Mode
I just use Vim bindings while in here and it works.
| Command |
Effect |
[ |
Enter copy mode |
<C-c> |
Exit copy mode |
References
- https://tmuxcheatsheet.com/
- Troubleshooting colors in vim, terminal, and tmux
- Scripting
- https://waylonwalker.com/tmux-prefix/
- https://gist.github.com/andreyvit/2921703
- https://stackoverflow.com/questions/196357/making-iterm-to-translate-meta-key-in-the-same-way-as-in-other-oses
- https://stackoverflow.com/questions/31980036/how-to-switch-to-the-previous-pane-by-any-shortcut-in-tmux
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