Tmux Cheatsheet

Key Commands

Start a new session

tmux new -s NewSession

Exit session

tmux detach

List sessions

tmux ls

Go back into session

tmux attach -t NewSession

Show all available options

tmux show-options -g

Show all available shortcuts

tmux list-keys

Show all available commands

tmux list-commands

Start fresh

tmux kill-server && rm -rf /tmp/tmux-*

Enable plugins

git clone https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tpm ~/.tmux/plugins/tpm

Essential Shortcuts

• Prefix: CTRL + <Space>
• Create new tmux window: Prefix + c
• Navigate to window: Prefix + number
• Cycle through window: Prefix + n/p
• See all windows: Prefix + w
• Rename window: Prefix + ,
• Rename session: Prefix + $
• Explore sessions: Prefix + s
• Save sessions: Prefix + CTRL + s
• Detach: Prefix + d
• Restore session: Prefix + CTRL + r
• Install plugins: Prefix + I
• Split window vertically: Prefix + "
• Split window horizontally: Prefix + %
• Move between panes: Prefix + arrow keys
• Close pane: Prefix + x
• Resize pane: Prefix + ALT + arrow keys

Useful Snippets

Add this to you .zshrc to always work in a Tmux session:

# Always work in a tmux session if Tmux is installed
if which tmux 2>&1 >/dev/null; then
  if [ $TERM != "screen-256color" ] && [  $TERM != "screen" ]; then
    tmux attach -t default || tmux new -s default; exit
  fi
fi