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Tmux Cheat Sheet

Quick reference for Tmux — sessions, windows, panes, and key bindings

Default prefix key is Ctrl + b (shown as '<prefix>').
tmux

Start a new unnamed session

tmux new -s <name>

Start a new named session

tmux ls

List all sessions

tmux attach -t <name>

Attach to a named session

tmux attach -t <name> -d

Attach and detach other clients

tmux kill-session -t <name>

Kill a named session

tmux kill-server

Kill all sessions and the tmux server

tmux switch -t <name>

Switch to another session

tmux rename-session -t <old> <new>

Rename a session

<prefix> d

Detach from the current session

<prefix> s

List and switch between sessions interactively

<prefix> $

Rename the current session

<prefix> (

Switch to the previous session

<prefix> )

Switch to the next session

<prefix> c

Create a new window

<prefix> ,

Rename the current window

<prefix> &

Close the current window (with confirmation)

<prefix> w

List all windows interactively

<prefix> n

Move to the next window

<prefix> p

Move to the previous window

<prefix> 0-9

Switch to window by number

<prefix> l

Toggle to the last active window

<prefix> f

Find a window by name

tmux new-window -n <name>

Create a named window via command

tmux swap-window -t <n>

Swap current window with window n

tmux move-window -t <n>

Move current window to position n

<prefix> %

Split pane horizontally (left/right)

<prefix> "

Split pane vertically (top/bottom)

<prefix> x

Close the current pane (with confirmation)

<prefix> o

Cycle to the next pane

<prefix> ;

Toggle to the last active pane

<prefix> z

Toggle pane zoom (fullscreen)

<prefix> {

Move current pane left

<prefix> }

Move current pane right

<prefix> q

Show pane numbers (press number to switch)

<prefix> !

Convert the current pane into a new window

<prefix> Space

Cycle through pane layouts

tmux split-window -h

Split horizontally via command

tmux split-window -v

Split vertically via command

tmux join-pane -s <src> -t <dst>

Move a pane from one window to another

<prefix> ↑ ↓ ← →

Switch pane by direction (arrow keys)

<prefix> q then 0-9

Switch to a specific pane by number

tmux select-pane -t <n>

Select pane by index

tmux select-pane -L / -R / -U / -D

Select pane by direction

tmux select-window -t <n>

Select window by index

tmux select-window -t :<name>

Select window by name

tmux last-window

Switch to the last active window

tmux last-pane

Switch to the last active pane

<prefix> Ctrl+↑ / ↓ / ← / →

Resize pane by 1 cell in arrow direction

<prefix> Alt+↑ / ↓ / ← / →

Resize pane by 5 cells in arrow direction

tmux resize-pane -D 10

Resize pane down by 10 cells

tmux resize-pane -U 10

Resize pane up by 10 cells

tmux resize-pane -L 10

Resize pane left by 10 cells

tmux resize-pane -R 10

Resize pane right by 10 cells

tmux resize-pane -Z

Toggle pane zoom

tmux resize-pane -x 80 -y 24

Resize pane to exact dimensions

<prefix> [

Enter copy mode (scroll and select text)

q

Exit copy mode

↑ ↓ ← →

Navigate in copy mode

g / G

Go to top / bottom of buffer

/

Search forward in buffer

?

Search backward in buffer

Space

Start selection (in copy mode)

Enter

Copy selection and exit copy mode

<prefix> ]

Paste from tmux buffer

tmux show-buffer

Display the contents of the paste buffer

tmux save-buffer file.txt

Save paste buffer to a file

tmux list-buffers

List all paste buffers

<prefix> t

Show a large clock in the current pane

<prefix> ?

List all key bindings

<prefix> :

Open the tmux command prompt

tmux list-keys

List all key bindings (from command line)

tmux list-commands

List all tmux commands

tmux info

Show tmux server information

tmux display-message -p '#{window_index}'

Print a tmux variable value

tmux send-keys 'command' Enter

Send keystrokes to a pane programmatically

tmux capture-pane -p > output.txt

Capture pane contents to a file

tmux pipe-pane -o 'cat >> log.txt'

Log all pane output to a file

tmux source-file ~/.tmux.conf

Reload tmux configuration

set -g mouse on

Enable mouse support (click, scroll, resize)

set -g history-limit 10000

Set scrollback buffer size

set -g base-index 1

Start window numbering from 1

setw -g pane-base-index 1

Start pane numbering from 1

set -g default-terminal "screen-256color"

Enable 256-color terminal support

set -g status-interval 5

Update status bar every 5 seconds

set -g escape-time 0

Remove delay after pressing Escape

bind r source-file ~/.tmux.conf

Bind 'r' key to reload config

bind -n M-Left select-pane -L

Bind Alt+Arrow to switch panes without prefix

unbind C-b; set -g prefix C-a

Change prefix key from Ctrl+b to Ctrl+a

setw -g mode-keys vi

Use vi-style keys in copy mode

Key bindings shown use the default Tmux prefix (Ctrl+b). Your configuration may differ.

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