tmux in iTerm2 cheatsheet

tmux-iterm2.md

Install tmux

brew install tmux

Start tmux (https://gitlab.com/gnachman/iterm2/wikis/TmuxIntegration)

Run tmux -CC or tmux -CC attach in iTerm2 and then menu is shown on terminal:

• ESC to detach
• C to run commands
• X to force quit
• L for log

Control sessions

• new -s session-name [-c working-dir] [shell-cmd] alias for new-session
• kill-session -t target-session
• rename [-t target-session] new-name alias for rename-session
• ls alias for list-sessions
• attach -t target-session [-c working-dir] alias for attach-session

target-session

• ID: $1
• name: myse or =mysession (exact match)

Clients

• lsc alias for list-clients

Windows

• neww [-c working-dir] [-t target-window] -n window-name [shell-cmd] alias for new-window
• killw -t target-window alias for kill-window
• renamew -t target-window new-name alias for rename-window
• lsw -t target-session alias for list-windows

target-window

• specified in form: session:window, eg. mysession:1
• ID: @1
• name: mysession:mywindow / mysession:mywin / mysession:=mywindow

tmux-shortcuts.md

Common:

• Ctrl-b: prefix
• ?: list key bindings
• :: command prompt
• [: enter copy mode
• ]: paste

Sessions:

• $: rename session
• d: detach current client
• D: choose client to detach

Windows:

• c: create a window
• 0-9: select window
• &: kill current window
• ,: rename current window
• p/n: previous/next window

Panes:

• %: horizontal split (current pane => left & right panes)
• ": vertical split
• ;/o: previous/next pane
• Up/Down/Left/Right: move to above/below/left/right pane
• !: break current pane out of window
• x: kill current pane
• {/}: swap current pane with prev/next pane
• Ctrl-Up/Down/Left/Right: resize pane