The Basics ========== What is Tmux? ------------- Tmux is a terminal multiplexer. It means that you can access multiple terminal sessions in a single window! In short: You only need to open one terminal instead of many. It can easily become your IDE on the command line while running on every unix system wheather local or a server. Tmux is also scriptable! How to Install -------------- Follow the instructions `here `_ How to Use ---------- For starters: Tmux can create multiple sessions. Each session can have multiple windows and each window can have multiple panes. For more details watch my recording. .. note:: You can read the manual page at any time with .. code-block:: man tmux The Most Important Commands ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ .. code-block:: none tmux // Start a new session tmux a // Attatch to most recent session tmux ls // List all active sessions The Most Important Shortcuts ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ In tmux you have a prefix key (Default: Ctrl-b) which has to be pressed before any of these keys: .. code-block:: none ? // List all shortcuts c // Create a new window d // Detatch (Exit back to normal teminal but don't quit this session) l // Switch to last window w // Select window from list 0 to 9 // Switch to window x ( or ) // Switch to previous or next session p or n // Switch to previous or next window % or " // Split pane horizonally or vertically q and 0 to 9 // Switch to pane z // Fullscreen pane ! // Convert pane into a window $ // Rename current session , // Rename current window : // Enter message-box When you are using the recommended :ref:`tmux.conf`: .. code-block:: none Ctrl-hjkl // (Without prefix) Switch to pane Ctrl-hjkl // (With prfix) Resize pane The copy mode is an easy way to navigate your history. You have to enable the Vim bindings by putting :code:`setw -g mode-keys vi` inside your `tmux.conf` (The default are Emacs bindings). .. code-block:: none [ or PgUp // Enter copy mode Space // Start selection Enter // Copy selection ] // Paste from buffer_0 # // List all buffers = // Choose which buffer to paste .. note:: These were only the commands and shortcuts I find the most important. There are many more. Take a look at this `cheatsheet `_.