Notes on tmux.

tmux-notes.md

tmux Notes

Settings

• PREFIX :source-file <filename> Reload the tmux config from
• unbind Remove a keybinding
• set -g escape-time 0 tmux adds a delay to sending the escape key in case it is followed by escape sequences. This makes that delay zero. This is nice for using vim under tmux.

Copy / Paste

The default copy / paste commands:

• PREFIX [ to enter copy mode
• space to select start of selection
• enter to end selection and copy text to paste buffer
• PREFIX ] to paste the contents of the paste buffer
• PREFIX # to see the contents of the paste buffer
• capture-pane copy entire visible contens of a pane into the paste buffer
• save-buffer <filename> saves the buffer contents to
• list-buffers list all paste buffers
• PREFIX = list all paste buffers and choose one to paste from

Windows and Panes

• move-window -s src-window -t dst-window Move a window, use full session_name:window format for a different session
• join-pane -s :3 join the current window with window 3 in the current session
• join-pane -s code:3 -t writing:4 Merge window 4 from the 'writing' session with window 3 in the 'code' session.
• :swap-window -s 4 -t 0 Swap windows 4 and 0
• PREFIX z zoom into (make "fullscreen") the current window pane, press again to zoom out
• PREFIX ! moves current pane to its own window
• PREFIX ; switch to most recently used pane
• PREFIX f Find a window by name.
• PREFIX w View a list of windows open in the current session.

Sessions

• PREFIX ( Move to previous session
• PREFIX ) Move to next session
• PREFIX s Choose from list of sessions