TMUX Cheat Sheet

Default prefix “key” is Ctrl + b.

Sessions

Creating a new named session:

tmux new-session -s <name>

Listing all sessions:

tmux list-session

Attach to a running session:

tmux attach -t <name>

To detach from a session, press: <Prefix> + d

Renaming a session:

tmux rename-session -t <old-name> <new-name>

Kill a session:

tmux kill-session -t <name>

Windows

To create a new window, within a session press: <Prefix> + c.

To list all windows, press: <Prefix> + w. The list also allows us to select a window using UP, DOWN and ENTER.

To rename a window, press: <Prefix> + ,.

To terminate a window, press: <Prefix> + &.

Copy-Mode

To enter copy mode, press: <Prefix> + [.

Begin selection with: <Prefix> + Space.

Hit ENTER to copy the selected text to tmux’s clipboard.

Paste with <Prefix> + ].