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tmux in iTerm2 cheatsheet
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Install tmux

brew install tmux

Start tmux (https://gitlab.com/gnachman/iterm2/wikis/TmuxIntegration)

Run tmux -CC or tmux -CC attach in iTerm2 and then menu is shown on terminal:

  • ESC to detach
  • C to run commands
  • X to force quit
  • L for log

Control sessions

  • new -s session-name [-c working-dir] [shell-cmd] alias for new-session
  • kill-session -t target-session
  • rename [-t target-session] new-name alias for rename-session
  • ls alias for list-sessions
  • attach -t target-session [-c working-dir] alias for attach-session

target-session

  • ID: $1
  • name: myse or =mysession (exact match)

Clients

  • lsc alias for list-clients

Windows

  • neww [-c working-dir] [-t target-window] -n window-name [shell-cmd] alias for new-window
  • killw -t target-window alias for kill-window
  • renamew -t target-window new-name alias for rename-window
  • lsw -t target-session alias for list-windows

target-window

  • specified in form: session:window, eg. mysession:1
  • ID: @1
  • name: mysession:mywindow / mysession:mywin / mysession:=mywindow
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Common:

  • Ctrl-b: prefix
  • ?: list key bindings
  • :: command prompt
  • [: enter copy mode
  • ]: paste

Sessions:

  • $: rename session
  • d: detach current client
  • D: choose client to detach

Windows:

  • c: create a window
  • 0-9: select window
  • &: kill current window
  • ,: rename current window
  • p/n: previous/next window

Panes:

  • %: horizontal split (current pane => left & right panes)
  • ": vertical split
  • ;/o: previous/next pane
  • Up/Down/Left/Right: move to above/below/left/right pane
  • !: break current pane out of window
  • x: kill current pane
  • {/}: swap current pane with prev/next pane
  • Ctrl-Up/Down/Left/Right: resize pane
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