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tmux keyboard shortcuts
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First published at 10/24/2019 on https://defkey.com/tmux-shortcuts

tmux is a 'terminal multiplexer' for Unix based operating systems that
allows multiple terminal sessions to be accessed from a single window. With
tmux, you can also leave the terminal session without interrupting the
running process.

tmux has 49 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below.



Installing Tmux
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To install Tmux, type sudo apt-get install tmux in Ubuntu or Debian command
line.



Sessions
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Ctrl + B then S         Show all sessions
Ctrl + B then $         Rename session
Ctrl + B then (         Move to previous session
Ctrl + B then )         Move to next session
Ctrl + B then $         Rename session
Ctrl + B then D         Detach from session


Windows
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Ctrl + B then C         Create window
Ctrl + B then N         Next window
Ctrl + B then [0 - 9]   Switch / select window by number
Ctrl + B then ,         Rename current window
Ctrl + B then P         Previous window


Panes
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Ctrl + B then ;         Toggle last active pane
Ctrl + B then %         Split pane vertically
Ctrl + B then "         Split pane horizontally
Ctrl + B then {         Move the current pane left
Ctrl + B then }         Move the current pane right
Ctrl + B then Arrow keys Switch pane to the direction
Ctrl + B then Q         Show pane numbers
Ctrl + B then Q then [0 - 9] Switch / select pane by number
Ctrl + B then Z         Toggle pane zoom
Ctrl + B then !         Convert pane into a window
Ctrl + B then updwon    Resize current pane height
Ctrl + B then Ctrl + Up arrow / Down arrow Resize current pane height
Ctrl + B then Left arrow / Right arrow Resize current pane width
Ctrl + B then Ctrl + Left arrow / Right arrow Resize current pane width
Ctrl + B then Space     Toggle between pane layouts
Ctrl + B then O         Switch to next pane
Ctrl + B then X         Close current pane


Copy mode
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Ctrl + B then [         Enter copy mode
Ctrl + B then Page Up   Enter copy mode and scroll one page up
Q                       Quit mode
G                       Go to top line
Up arrow / Down arrow   Scroll up / down
H                       Move cursor left
J                       Move currsor down
K                       Move cursor up
L                       Move cursor right
W                       Move cursor forward one word at a time
B                       Move cursor backward one word at a time
/                       Search forward
?                       Search backward
N                       Next keyword occurrence
Shift + N               Previous keyword occurrence
Space                   Start selection
Esc                     Clear selection
Enter                   Copy selection
Ctrl + B then ]         Paste contents of buffer_0


Misc
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Ctrl + B then :         Enter command mode


Help
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Ctrl + B then ?         Show shortcuts

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