Learn tmux, a Terminal Multiplexer

Sat, 30 Dec 2023 14:22:29 +0530

tmux

Tmux keeps the sessions , windows and panes in a server located at /tmp/tmux
If your terminal window is crash or killed(detach) then still all your process and session is alive, until you kill the tmux server(reboot).
Again you can pick the session from where you left by simply attaching to the session.
tmux is also helpful while working with remote machine.

NOTE: Prefix key C-b == Ctrl+b

to start : tmux
Splitting Pane :
- for left and right : C-b+%
- for top and bottom : C-b+"
Navigates through panes :
- C-b+<arrow_keys
- to move left : C-b ⬅
- to move right : C-b ➡
- to move up : C-b ⬆
- to move down : C-b ⬇
Closing pane: type exit or C-b x
Creating windows : C-b c
- rename windows : C-b ,
- to kill window : C-b &
Navigates through windows :
- for previous window : C-b p
- for next window : C-b n
- for required : C-b <number> where number is number in front of the window’s name in your status bar
Session handling :
- to detach your current session : C-b d
- for list of session to detach : C-b D
  - for list of session : C-b s
  - for list of session : tmux ls it worked without a tmux session
  - to attach to session from list : tmux attach -t 0 -t 0 -t for specific target and 0 name of the session
  - attach to a new session : tmux new -s database new -s database new for new , -s for session , database as name of session new -w __ -w for new window
  - rename session : C-b $ rename before starting the session : tmux rename-session -t 0 database
to enter command prompt mode : C-b :

NOTE : to see the more key bindings use C-b ?