An Easy Guide to Using Tmux — Miguel Villa Floran

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Usage
Keybinds

Usage

Install tmux

sudo apt install tmux

Install tpm (Tmux Plugin Manager)

git clone https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tpm ~/.tmux/plugins/tpm

Reload TMUX environment so TPM is sourced:

# type this in terminal if tmux is already running
tmux source $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/tmux/tmux.conf

Keybinds

To enter commands into tmux, you must enter a specific keybind, which is called the prefix key, followed by the command. My prefix key is ctrl + space.

To refresh tmux and install new plugins, type prefix + I (capital i, as in Install)

Window Management Commands

Command Keybind	Command Description
`prefix` + `c`	create new window and switch to it
`prefix` + `#`	switch to window #
`prefix` + `n`	switch to next window
`prefix` + `p`	switch to previous window
`prefix` + `:`	swap window with next window
`prefix` + `;`	swap window with previous window
`prefix` + `&`	kill window and all panes in it

Pane Management Commands

Command Keybind	Command Description
`prefix` + `%`	split a pane horizontally into two panes
`prefix` + `“`	split a pane vertically into two panes
`prefix` + `{`	swap pane with previous pane
`prefix` + `}`	swap pane with next pane
`prefix` + `h` / `←`	switch to pane on the left
`prefix` + `j` / `↓`	switch to pane below
`prefix` + `k` / `↑`	switch to pane above
`prefix` + `l` / `→`	switch to pane on the right
`prefix` + `q` + `#`	switch active pane to pane #
`prefix` + `z`	zoom in/out of pane to take up full window
`prefix` + `!`	break pane into a new window
`prefix` + `x`	kill pane

Miscellaneous Commands

Command Keybind	Command Description
`v`	start selection in copy mode
`y`	yank (copy) selection to system clipboard
`ctrl` + `v`	toggle between rectangular and line selection mode
`prefix` + `r`	refresh tmux configuration