Table of Contents
In this tutorial I have consolidated a bunch of tmux cheatsheets and shortcuts which can help you with your time with tmux.
Recommended Read
I would recommend reading these articles on tmux to get more details on the commands used in these shortcuts from this article:
Complete tutorial on tmux commands with examples from scratch
10 practical examples of tmux configuration with examples
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.
I discovered a great plugin for tmux for logging screen output
This plugin requires tmux 1.9 or later
https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tmux-logging