tmux with VI keybindings

tmux-vi-bindings.mkd

VI keybindings for tmux -taylor

This is for the setup in my .tmux.conf

My tmux prefixes are Ctrl-B and DELETE (not backspace). Either one can be used. I'll refer them both as PREFIX

Some of the key bindings are listed below.

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Normal mode bindings

• PREFIX + | -- split pane vertically
• PREFIX + - -- split pane horizontally
• PREFIX + Escape -- Enter copy buffer mode
• PREFIX + c -- create new window
• PREFIX + n -- go to next window
• PREFIX + Ctrl-B -- go to last window
• PREFIX + d -- dettach from current tmux session (reattach by typing tmux attach)
• PREFIX + p -- paste copied text grabbed in copy buffer mode

Copy buffer mode

• PREFIX + Escape -- Enter copy mode
• Ctrl-U - Go up half a page
• Ctrl-D - Go down half a page
• hjkl - move left, down, up, right
• PGUP/PGDOWN - Up or down half a page
• v - start highlighting
• y - copy highlighted text (goes out of copy buffer mode back to normal)
• Ctrl-C - end copy buffer mode