tmux(1)
Terminology:
session
is a collection of pseudo terminals which can have multiplewindows
window
uses the entire screen and can be split into rectangularpanes
pane
is a single pseudo terminal instance
Tmux cli
# Session
tmux creates new session
tmux ls list running sessions
tmux kill-session -t <s> kill running session <s>
tmux attach -t <s> [-d] attach to session <s>, detach other clients [-d]
tmux detach -s <s> detach all clients from session <s>
# Environment
tmux showenv -g show global tmux environment variables
tmux setenv -g <var> <val> set variable in global tmux env
# Misc
tmux source-file <file> source config <file>
tmux lscm list available tmux commnds
tmux show -g show global tmux options
tmux display <msg> display message in tmux status line
Scripting
# Session
tmux list-sessions -F '#S' list running sessions, only IDs
# Window
tmux list-windows -F '#I' -t <s> list window IDs for session <s>
tmux selectw -t <s>:<w> select window <w> in session <s>
# Pane
tmux list-panes -F '#P' -t <s>:<w> list pane IDs for window <w> in session <s>
tmux selectp -t <s>:<w>.<p> select pane <p> in window <w> in session <s>
# Run commands
tmux send -t <s>:<w>.<p> "ls" C-m send cmds/keys to pane
tmux run -t <p> <sh-cmd> run shell command <sh-cmd> in background and report output on pane -t <p>
For example cycle through all panes in all windows in all sessions:
# bash
for s in $(tmux list-sessions -F '#S'); do
for w in $(tmux list-windows -F '#I' -t $s); do
for p in $(tmux list-panes -F '#P' -t $s:$w); do
echo $s:$w.$p
done
done
done
Bindings
prefix d detach from current session
prefix c create new window
prefix w open window list
prefix $ rename session
prefix , rename window
prefix . move current window
Following bindings are specific to my tmux.conf
:
C-s prefix
# Panes
prefix s horizontal split
prefix v vertical split
prefix f toggle maximize/minimize current pane
# Movement
prefix Tab toggle between window
prefix h move to pane left
prefix j move to pane down
prefix k move to pane up
prefix l move to pane right
# Resize
prefix C-h resize pane left
prefix C-j resize pane down
prefix C-k resize pane up
prefix C-l resize pane right
# Copy/Paste
prefix C-v enter copy mode
prefix C-p paste yanked text
prefix C-b open copy-buffer list
# In Copy Mode
v enable visual mode
y yank selected text
Command mode
To enter command mode prefix :
.
Some useful commands are:
setw synchronize-panes on/off enables/disables synchronized input to all panes
list-keys -t vi-copy list keymaps for vi-copy mode