tmux

tmux (Terminal Multiplexer). It allows users to manage multiple terminal sessions from a single window.

Configuration location: ~/.tmux.conf

Hotkeys, shortcuts

• ctrl+b c Create a new window
• ctrl+b n & ctrl+b p Go to next window, Go to previous window
• ctrl+[ Enter copy mode (allows scrolling)
  • scroll using ctrl+u & ctrl+d
  • / search
  • q to exit copy mode
• ctrl+b d Detatch from current session in current terminal

Windows/panes:

• ctrl+b space: Change layout (vertical / horizontal)
• ctrl+b ,: rename window
• ctrl+b alt+2: Vertically balance out split pane sizes
• ctrl+b alt+1: Horizontally balance out split pane sizes

Split panes:

• ctrl+j or ctrl+k: Focus on top/bottom pane (go to)
• ctrl+": Create new window in horizontal split screen
• ctrl+UP or ctrl+Down: Change size of the current split pane
• ctrl+!: Move split pane into its own window

Commands, actions

To enter command mode use: ctrl+b :

• move-window -t [num]: move the current window to a new window number

???

• -d: any other clients attached to the session are detached
• -t: attach to target with name:id
• -n: name the window

tmux new-window -t hawkhost:1 -n 'Server1' 'ssh root@10.x.x.x'

# 
tmux new-session -d 'vi /etc/passwd' \; split-window -d \; attach

Docs

• https://tmuxcheatsheet.com/

Cheatsheet

• https://gist.github.com/henrik/1967800

Blogs

• https://tmuxp.readthedocs.io/en/latest/about_tmux.html#text-based-window-manager
• https://www.bugsnag.com/blog/benefits-of-using-tmux
• https://www.bugsnag.com/blog/tmux-and-vim (has very good Related reading articles at the bottom)
• https://blog.hawkhost.com/2010/07/02/tmux-%e2%80%93-the-terminal-multiplexer-part-2/#tmux-shell-scripting

Wiki

• https://gitlab.com/gnachman/iterm2/-/wikis/tmux-Integration-Best-Practices
• https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Tmux
• https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Tmuxp