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* Create a new window: '''Ctrl-b c''' (from ''within'' tmux)
* Create a new window: '''Ctrl-b c''' (from ''within'' tmux)
* Switch to window ''N'': '''Ctrl-b N''' (from ''within'' tmux)
* Switch to window ''N'': '''Ctrl-b N''' (from ''within'' tmux)
* PROTIP: Don't hold the buttons.
* Disconnect from tmux: '''Ctrl-b d''' (from ''within'' tmux)
* Disconnect from tmux: '''Ctrl-b d''' (from ''within'' tmux)
* To shut down tmux close without disconnecting. Reattach and repeat to make sure every window is closed.
* To shut down tmux close terminal without disconnecting. Reattach and repeat to make sure every tmux window is closed.
* To exit an individual tmux attachment just close the window with '''Ctrl d''' or by typing '''exit''' in the command line.


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More elaborate [https://alvinalexander.com/downloads/linux/tmux-cheat-sheet.pdf cheat-sheets like this one (pdf)] are available elsewhere.
More elaborate [https://alvinalexander.com/downloads/linux/tmux-cheat-sheet.pdf cheat-sheets like this one (pdf)] are available elsewhere.

Latest revision as of 19:47, 5 June 2024

tmux lets you switch between windows (listed in the green bar at the bottom) here are several useful commands:

  • Starts a new tmux: tmux (at the command line)
  • Connect to an existing tmux: tmux attach (at the command line)
  • Create a new window: Ctrl-b c (from within tmux)
  • Switch to window N: Ctrl-b N (from within tmux)
  • PROTIP: Don't hold the buttons.
  • Disconnect from tmux: Ctrl-b d (from within tmux)
  • To shut down tmux close terminal without disconnecting. Reattach and repeat to make sure every tmux window is closed.
  • To exit an individual tmux attachment just close the window with Ctrl d or by typing exit in the command line.


More elaborate cheat-sheets like this one (pdf) are available elsewhere.