tmux

Favorite commands

• Create session: tmux new [-s <session name>]
• Detach session: Ctrl + b, d
• Attach session: tmux a -t <session name>
• Rename session (while in it): Ctrl + b, $
• List sessions: tmux ls OR Ctrl + b, s
• Kill session: tmux kill-session -t <session name>
• Go to previous session: Ctrl + b, (
• Go to next session: Ctrl + b, )

Scrolling

• Scroll session: Ctrl + B + [ Page Up | Page Down ]
• Enable scroll mode: Ctrl + b, [
• Exit scroll mode: q

Panes

• Move pane left/right: Ctrl + B + [ { | } ]
• Toggle between pane layouts: Ctrl + b + spacebar
• Split window into panes vertically: Ctrl + b + "
• Split window into panes horizontally: Ctrl + b + %
• Kill pane: Ctrl + b + x
• Switch to pane to the direction: Ctrl + b + <arrow key>

Helpful websites

• https://danielmiessler.com/study/tmux/
• https://tmuxcheatsheet.com/

Sharing a TMUX session across user accounts

1. Create new session: tmux -S /tmp/shareds new -s shared
2. Have them connect: sudo tmux -S /tmp/shareds attach -t shared

Source: https://www.howtoforge.com/sharing-terminal-sessions-with-tmux-and-screen

Increase scrollback buffer

vi ~/.tmux.conf set-option -g history-limit 9999