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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 terminal without disconnecting. Reattach and repeat to make sure every tmux window is closed.
* To shut down tmux close terminal without disconnecting. Reattach and repeat to make sure every tmux window is closed.

Revision as of 19:50, 3 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.


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