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:C : Create a new window.
• , : Rename the current window.
• W:W : List the windows.
• N:N : Move to the next window.
• P:P : Move to the previous window.
• 0 to 9:9 : 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: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:X : Close the current pane.