This document provides a cheatsheet for using Tmux, a terminal multiplexer that allows multiple terminal sessions to be accessed and controlled from a single terminal interface. It outlines commands for managing Tmux sessions and windows, splitting panes, navigating between windows and panes, and using copy mode to scroll through window content.

1. Tmux Cheatsheet

2. A Tmux Session

3. Help
C-b ?
see all key bindings
tmux list-commands
list tmux sub commands
man tmux
tmux manual

4. Session Management
tmux new -s session_name
creates a new tmux session named session_name
tmux attach -t session_name
attaches to an existing tmux session named
session_name
tmux attach -t session_name -r
attaches in readonly mode
tmux switch -t session_name
switches to an existing session named session_name
tmux detach (C-b d)
detach the currently attached session
tmux list-sessions
lists existing tmux sessions
A session can have many windows. And the session can be shared by multiple clients, the screen is
synchronized among all clients.

5. Window Management
A window runs a command (shell by default)
C-b c
creates a new shell window
tmux new-window vi
creates a new window to run vi
C-b ,
change window name
C-b p
previous window
C-b n
next window
C-b &
kill window, or just C-d to exit shell, :q to exit vi
C-b #
# is digit from 0 to 9: choose window #
C-b w
choose window from menu
In menu:
C-p previous line
C-n next line
ESC cancel
Enter confirm selection

6. Select Window Menu

7. Pane Management
C-b “
Create new pane under current pane
C-b %
Create new pane on the right of current pane
tmux split-window -h vi
Split horizontal and run vi in it
C-b Left, C-b Right, C-b Up, C-b Down
Go to pane by direction
C-b C-Left, C-b C-Right, C-b C-Up, C-b C-Down
Resize the pane
C-b M-Left, C-b M-Right, C-b M-Up, C-b M-Down
Resize the pane in 5x steps
A window can be split into panes. By default new window has only one pane occupying all spaces.

8. Window/Pane History
C-p, C-n
move by line
C-f, C-b
move by char
Page Up, Page Down
previous window
C-s
search forward, ENTER to submit search
C-r
seasrch backward, ENTER to submit search
n
continue last search forward
p
continue last search backward
set-window-option -g mode-keys vi
use vi binding in copy mode
C-b [ start copy mode to scroll back, use following keybinding in copy mode
ESC exit copy mode

9. Copy Mode