Commands
$ tmux
-u # UTF8 mode
-S ~/.tmux.socket
Sessions
$ tmux new
$ tmux new -s session_name
$ tmux attach # Default session
$ tmux attach -t session_name
$ tmux switch -t session_name
$ tmux ls # List sessions
$ tmux detach
Windows
$ tmux new-window
Help
C-b ?
C-b [ # Enter scroll mode then press up and down
Copy/paste
C-b [ # 1. Enter scroll mode first.
Space # 2. Start selecting and move around.
Enter # 3. Press enter to copy.
C-b ] # Paste
Panes
C-b % # vert
C-b " # horiz
C-b hkjl # navigation
C-b HJKL # resize
C-b o # next window
C-b q # show pane numbers
C-b x # close pane
C-b { or } # move windows around
Windows
C-b c # New window
C-b 1 # Go to window 1
C-b n # Go to next window
C-b p # Go to previous window
C-b w # List all window
Detach/attach
C-b d # Detach
C-b ( ) # Switch through sessions
$ tmux attach
Niceties
C-b t # Time
setw -g window-status-format `#[fg=8,bg=default]#I`
See message-command-style
in the man page.
Attribute/colors
#[fg=1] | standard color |
#[fg=yellow] | yellow |
#[bold] | bold |
#[fg=colour240] | 256 color |
#[fg=default] | default |
#[fg=1,bg=2] | combinations |
#[default] | reset |
Colors
black
red
green
yellow
blue
magenta
cyan
white
brightred
(and so on) colour0
… colour255
#333
(rgb hex)
Attributes
bold
underscore
blink
noreverse
hidden
dim
italics
Variables
#(date) | shell command |
#I | window index |
#S | session name |
#W | window name |
#F | window flags |
#H | Hostname |
#h | Hostname, short |
#D | pane id |
#P | pane index |
#T | pane title |
Options
set -g status-justify [left|centre|right]
set -g status-left '...'
setw -g window-status-style
setw -g window-status-activity-style
setw -g window-status-bell-style
setw -g window-status-content-style
setw -g window-status-current-style
setw -g window-status-last-style
setw -g window-status-format
setw -g window-status-current-format
setw -g window-status-separator