# tmux shortcuts & cheatsheet

start new:

    tmux

start new with session name:

    tmux new -s myname

attach:

    tmux a  #  (or at, or attach)

attach to named:

    tmux a -t myname

list sessions:

    tmux ls

kill session:

    tmux kill-session -t myname

In tmux, hit the prefix `ctrl+b` (my modified prefix is ctrl+a) and then:

## Sessions

    :new<CR>  new session
    s  list sessions
    $  name session

## Windows (tabs)

    c  new window
    w  list windows
    f  find window
    ,  name window
    &  kill window

## Panes (splits)

    %  horizontal split
    "  vertical split
    
    o  swap panes
    q  show pane numbers
    x  kill pane
    +  break pane into window (e.g. to select text by mouse to copy)
    -  restore pane from window
    ⍽  space - toggle between layouts

## Copy mode:

Pressing PREFIX [ places us in Copy mode. We can then use our movement keys to move our cursor around the screen. By default, the arrow keys work. we set our configuration file to use Vim keys for moving between windows and resizing panes so we wouldn’t have to take our hands off the home row. tmux has a vi mode for working with the buffer as well. To enable it, add this line to .tmux.conf:

    setw -g mode-keys vi

With this option set, we can use h, j, k, and l to move around our buffer.

To get out of Copy mode, we just press the ENTER key. Moving around one character at a time isn’t very efficient. Since we enabled vi mode, we can also use some other visible shortcuts to move around the buffer.

For example, we can use "w" to jump to the next word and "b" to jump back one word. And we can use "f", followed by any character, to jump to that character on the same line, and "F" to jump backwards on the line.

## Misc

    d  detach
    t  big clock
    ?  list shortcuts
    :  prompt

Resources:

* [tmux: Productive Mouse-Free Development](http://pragprog.com/book/bhtmux/tmux)
* [How to reorder windows](http://superuser.com/questions/343572/tmux-how-do-i-reorder-my-windows)
* [cheat sheet](http://cheat.errtheblog.com/s/tmux/)

## Configurations Options:

    # Mouse support - set to on if you want to use the mouse
    * setw -g mode-mouse off
    * set -g mouse-select-pane off
    * set -g mouse-resize-pane off
    * set -g mouse-select-window off

    # Set the default terminal mode to 256color mode
    set -g default-terminal "screen-256color"

    # enable activity alerts
    setw -g monitor-activity on
    set -g visual-activity on

    # Center the window list
    set -g status-justify centre

    # Maximize and restore a pane
    unbind Up bind Up new-window -d -n tmp \; swap-pane -s tmp.1 \; select-window -t tmp
    unbind Down
    bind Down last-window \; swap-pane -s tmp.1 \; kill-window -t tmp

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TODO:

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