Tmux terminal multiplexer Installing tmux in Debian sudo apt-get install tmux To start tmux, just type it and hit Enter: tmux A Ctrl+B Cheat Sheet We've included a cheat sheet of the different commands you can use in tmux below. Session Commands S : List sessions. $ : Rename current session. D : Detach current session. Ctrl+B, and then ? : Display Help page in tmux . Window Commands C : Create a new window. , : Rename the current window. W : List the windows. N : Move to the next window. P : Move to the previous window. 0 to 9 : Move to the window number specified. Pane Commands % : Create a horizontal split. " : Create a vertical split. H or Left Arrow: Move to the pane on the left. I or Right Arrow: Move to the pane on the right. J or Down Arrow: Move to the pane below. K or Up Arrow: Move to the pane above. Q : Briefly show pane numbers. O : Move through panes in order. Each press takes you to the next, until you loop through all of them. } : Swap the position of the current pane with the next. { : Swap the position of the current pane with the previous. X : Close the current pane. BRON:  How to Use tmux on Linux (and Why It's Better Than Screen)