List of 50+ tmux cheatsheet and shortcuts commands

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In this tutorial I have consolidated a bunch of tmux cheatsheets and shortcuts which can help you with your time with tmux.

tmux cheatsheet for sessions

Command	Details
`$tmux`	Create new session with default session name
`$tmux new`	Create new session with default session name
`$tmux new-session`	Create new session with default session name
`$tmux new -s session_name`	Creates a new session called “session_name.”
`Ctrl+b :`	Enters command mode
`Ctrl+b :new -s session_name`	Creates new session within an existing session
`$tmux ls`	List active tmux sessions
`$tmux list-sessions`	List active tmux sessions
`Ctrl+b s`	List active tmux sessions
`$tmux a -t session_name`	Attaches to session by the name "session_name"
`$tmux at -t session_name`	Attaches to session by the name "session_name"
`$tmux attach -t session_name`	Attaches to session by the name "session_name"
`$tmux attach-session -t session_name`	Attaches to session by the name "session_name"
`$tmux kill-ses -t session_name`	Kills session by the name "session_name"
`$tmux kill-session -t session_name`	Kills session by the name "session_name"
`Ctrl+b d`	Detaches from the session, leaving the session running in the background.
`Ctrl+b $`	Rename the session name
`Ctrl+b (`	Move to the previous session
`Ctrl+b )`	Move to the next session

tmux cheatsheet for windows

Prefix Command	Details
`Ctrl+b` `c`	Creates a new window from within an existing tmux session
`Ctrl+b` `w`	Displays a list of windows in the current session
`Ctrl+b` `n`	Moves to the next window
`Ctrl+b` `p`	Moves to the previous window
`Ctrl+b` `0..9`	Selects windows by number
`Ctrl+b` `l`	Go to the last window
`Ctrl+b` `,`	Displays a prompt to rename a window
`Ctrl+b` `&`	Closes the current window after prompting for confirmation
`Ctrl+b` `x`	Closes the current window after prompting for confirmation
`Ctrl+b` `f`	Searches for a window that contains the text you specify

tmux cheatsheet for panes

Prefix Command	Details
`Ctrl+b` `%`	Divides the current window in half vertically.
`Ctrl+b` `"`	Divides the current window in half horizontally
`Ctrl+b` `o`	Cycles through open panes
`Ctrl+b` `q`	Momentarily displays pane numbers in each pane
`Ctrl+b` `x`	Closes the current pane after prompting for confirmation
`Ctrl+b` `&`	Closes the current window after prompting for confirmation
`Ctrl+b` `&`	Closes the current window after prompting for confirmation
`Ctrl+b` `Space`	Cycles through the various pane layouts
`Ctrl+b` `{`	Move the current pane to left
`Ctrl+b` `}`	Move the current pane to right
`Ctrl+b` `⇑`	Switch to the pane above the current pane
`Ctrl+b` `⇓`	Switch to the pane below the current pane
`Ctrl+b` `⇐`	Switch to the pane on the left side of the current pane
`Ctrl+b` `⇒`	Switch to the pane on the right side of the current pane
`Ctrl+b` `z`	Toggle pane zoom
`Ctrl+b` `!`	Combine and Convert all the panes into single window
`Ctrl+b` `:setw synchronize-panes`	To synchronise all the panes
`Ctrl+b` `:setw synchronize-panes off`	To turn off synchronisation between all the panes

tmux help

Prefix Command	Details
`Ctrl+b ?`	Show the list of bind options
`Ctrl+s`	In the bind help section search for string

Conclusion

In this tmux cheatsheet tutorial I have tried to consolidate all the most used shortcuts and tmux commands into a single page. There are many other key combinations which can be used with tmux and those can be easily accessed with the man page of tmux.

Lastly I hope this tmux cheatsheet was helpful. So, let me know your suggestions and feedback using the comment section.