I copied this from an existing Gist because I liked the format. That author also referenced the others below.
I use "Oh My Tmux", the key bindings below use it as a baseline:
Some of these shortcuts reference aliases in my .zshrc file.
| Command | Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|---|
:list-commands |
List all available tmux commands | |
:list-keys |
keys alias in shell |
show list of all currently assigned keys |
:display-panes |
prefix + q | Show pane numbers |
tmux list-sessions |
prefix + i | Lists existing tmux sessions |
sublime ~/.tmux.conf.local |
prefix + e | Open up tmux config in an editor |
source-file ~/.tmux.conf |
prefix + r | Reload tmux configuration |
xclip selection c |
echo "test" | clip |
Pipe output of command to clipboard using xclip |
sublime ~/.zshrc |
profile alias in shell |
Open up ZSH config profile in Sublime editor |
| Command | Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|---|
tmux list-sessions |
prefix + i | lists existing tmux sessions |
tmux new -s session_name |
creates a new tmux session named session_name | |
tmux rename-session |
prefix + $ | rename the current session |
tmux attach -t session_name |
attaches to an existing tmux session named session_name | |
tmux detach |
prefix + d | detach the currently attached session |
resurrect save |
prefix + Ctrl-s | Save the entire session, windows, panes, etc. to disk |
resurrect restore |
prefix + Ctrl-r | Restore session from disk. Not sure how to select among saves |
| Command | Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|---|
tmux next-window |
prefix + n | go to the next window |
tmux previous-window |
prefix + p | go to the previous window |
tmux new-window |
prefix + c | create a new window |
tmux swap-window |
Ctrl + shift + LR | Change window ordering Left / Right |
tmux select-window -t :0-9 |
prefix + 0-9 | move to the window based on index |
tmux rename-window |
prefix + , | rename the current window |
tmux find-window |
prefix + f | find window from matching text (e.g. the window name) |
tmux last-window |
prefix + tab | jump to the last used window |
tmux kill-window |
prefix + & | kill the current window |
| Command | Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|---|
tmux split-window |
prefix + " or | or ' | splits the window into two vertical panes |
tmux split-window -h |
(prefix + % or - | splits the window into two horizontal panes |
tmux swap-pane -[UDLR] |
prefix + { or } | < or > | swaps pane with another in the specified direction |
tmux select-pane -[UDLR] |
prefix + arrow-key | selects the next pane in the specified direction |
tmux select-pane -t :.+ |
prefix + o | selects the next pane in numerical order |
tmux display-panes |
prefix + q | show pane numbers |
tmux display-panes |
prefix + q [0-9] | select pane by number - you gotta be quick though =) |
tmux kill-pane |
prefix + x | kill current pane |
tmux break-pane |
prefix + ! | breakout the pane into its own new window |
tmux join-pane |
prefix + s | send pane TO window number |
tmux join-pane |
prefix + j | join pane FROM window number |
yank line |
prefix + y | Uses yank plugin to copy command line to the clipboard |
yank pwd |
prefix + Y | Uses yank plugin to PWD to clipboard |
tmux respawn-pane -k |
repane alias in shell |
Reload a new shell in the current pane. To get new aliases loaded and stuff. |
| Command | Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|---|
tmux copy-mode |
prefix + [ | Enter copy mode |
tmux choose-buffer |
prefix + =] | Choose a buffer to paste from |
tmux list-buffers |
prefix + '+' | Faster viewing buffer list |
copy-pipe |
y | yank the selected text to a buffer and clipboard |
copy-pipe-and-cancel |
Y | copied text pasted to command prompt & buffer - NO clipboard |
copy-line |
Triple-Click (Mouse) | Select full line |
| / | Search from the start of the entire pane buffer. | |
| ? | Search backward | |
| g | Go to top line | |
| G | Go to last line | |
| PgUp | Page Up | |
| PgDown | Page Down | |
| q | Quit copy-mode | |
tmux save-buffer buf.txt |
Save buffer contents to buf.txt | |
tmux capture-pane |
Don't do this, use the logging plugin instead (see below) |
| Command | Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|---|
| prefix + shift + p | Capture entire pane's history to file | |
| prefix + alt + shift + p | Start/stop logging of the current pane | |
| prefix + alt + p | Screen capture the current pane (ONLY visible) |
- https://tmuxcheatsheet.com/
- https://github.com/tmux-plugins/
- https://github.com/gpakosz/.tmux
- https://github.com/tmux/tmux/wiki
- https://gist.github.com/Bekbolatov/6840069e51382965fdad
- https://hashcat.net/wiki/doku.php?id=example_hashes
Just use the logging plugin! I've got it loaded :) "Prefix + Shift + p"
Capture pane to file
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/26548/write-all-tmux-scrollback-to-a-file
Prefix + : to get the Tmux command prompt, then:
capture-pane -S -
save-buffer ~/buffname.txt
clear-history