Tmux Cheat Sheet

Sessions

New Session

tmux new [-s name] [cmd] (:new) - new session

Switch Session

tmux ls (:ls) - list sessions
tmux switch [-t name] (:switch) - switches to an existing session
tmux as [id] [-t name] (:attach) - attaches to an existing session
<C-a>c (:detach) - detach the currently attached session

Session Management

<C-a>s - list sessions
<C-a>$ - name session

Close Session

tmux kill-session [-t name] (:kill-session)

Windows

New Window

<C-a>c (:neww [-n name] [cmd]) - new window

Cursor Movement

<C-a>[i] (:selectw -t [i]) - go to window [i]
<C-a>l - go to last window
<C-a>p - go to previous window
<C-a>n - go to next window

Window Management

<C-a>T - rename window
<C-a>, - rename window
<C-a>w - list all windows
<C-a>f - find window by name
<C-a>. - move window to another session (promt)
:movew - move window to next unused number

Close Window

<C-a>& (:kill-window) - kill window

Panes

New Pane

(%) <C-a>| (:splitw [-v] [-p width] [-t focus] [cmd]) - split current pane vertically
(") <C-a>s (:splitw -h [-p width] [-t focus] [cmd]) - split current pane horizontally

Cursor Movement

<C><k> (:selectp -U) - move cursor to the pane above
<C><j> (:selectp -D) - move cursor to the pane below
<C><h> (:selectp -L) - move cursor to the pane to the left
<C><l> (:selectp -R) - move cursor to the pane to the right

Close Pane

<C-a>x (:kill-pane) - kill current pane

Sources