Tmux cheatsheet

Tmux shortcuts

Shortcuts

Basic shortcuts

Running in unicode

tmux -u

Splitting

`Ctrl + b + "`	Create a new horizontal split
`Ctrl + b + %`	Create a vertical split
`Ctrl + b + arrow keys`	Traverse between the split

Windowing

`Ctrl + b + c`	Creates a new window
`Ctrl + b + p`	Backs to the previous window
`Ctrl + b + n`	Go to the next window
`Ctrl + b + [0-9]`	Jump to a window number
`Ctrl + b + s`	Shows all tmux windows and sessions

Attaching/detaching

`Ctrl + b + d`	Detach a tmux session
`tmux attach`	Attach a tmux session
`tmux attach -t [session name/number]`	Attach to a tmux with a given name

Misc

`tmux ls`	Get a list of tmux session
`tmux kill-session -t [session name/number]`	Kill a tmux session

Renaming

`Ctrl + b + $`	Rename the tmux session
`Ctrl + b + ,`	Rename the current window
`tmux -s [session name]`	Create a session with custom name

Oh My Tmux! shortcuts

FYI

Ctrl + b and Ctrl + a are interchangeable

Splitting

`Ctrl + b + %`	Vertical split
`Ctrl + b + -`	Horizontal split
`Ctrl + b` + `l`/`h`	Traverse vertical split
`Ctrl + b` + `j`/`k`	Traverse horizontal split

Windowing

`Ctrl + b + c`	Create a new window
`Ctrl + b + l`	*Next window
`Ctrl + b + h`	*Previous widow

Attaching/detaching

`Ctrl + b + d`	Detach tmux
`tmux attach`	Attach tmux
`tmux attach -t [session number]`	Attach to a particular session

Maximize and minimize

`Ctrl + b + z`	Maximize a normal window
`Ctrl + b + z`	Minimize the current maximize window

Miscs

`Ctrl + b + t`	Show time
`Ctrl + b + [`	Enter scrolling mode
`q`	Exits scrolling mode

Copy

Copy to clipboard: Ctrl + b + [ or Ctrl + b + Enter to go to copy mode, then Ctrl + Space to select, and then Ctrl + w to yank
Copy to clipboard: Use mouse to select and then press Ctrl + b + y to yank

Paste

Paste from clipboard: Ctrl + b + ] or Ctrl + b + p or Ctrl + b + P to paste from custom clipboard stack

Search

First enter copy mode: Ctrl + b + [, then Ctrl + s
Next match: n
Previous match: Shift + n

History

Clipboard history: Ctrl + b + b or Ctrl + b + = or Ctrl + b + #

Mouse enable/disable

Enable and disable mouse for mouse scrolling: Ctrl + b + m. Keep in mind when mouse scrolling is activated, middle click copy/paste won’t work