tmux or terminal multiplexer; it allows several terminals to be created, accessed, and controlled from a single screen. tmux maybe detached and attached later and keep in progress tasks without interrupting it. It is one of my favorite tools.
I run some tasks unattended and close the terminal. And i want to go back to my last session when i come back and open my terminal. Usually terminal app will close your session when you close the terminal window. Then tmux saved my live. My last session still there and i can continue my last tasks.
Install tmux
I am using Ubuntu, so this tutorial will cover for this OS.
sudo apt update && sudo apt install tmux -ytmux cheatsheet
| Commands | Usage |
|---|---|
| # Moving between windows | |
| List tmux sessions | tmux ls (or tmux list-sessions) |
| Create new session with custom session-name | tmux new -s session-name |
| Detach from session | Ctrl-b d |
| Attach to a session | tmux attach -t [session name] |
| Kill session-name | tmux kill-session -t session-name |
| Create new window | Ctrl-b c |
| Detach current client | Ctrl-b d |
| Move to previously selected window | Ctrl-b l |
| Move to the next window | Ctrl-b n |
| Move to the previous window | Ctrl-b p |
| Kill the current window | Ctrl-b & |
| Rename the current window | Ctrl-b , |
| Show pane numbers (used to switch between panes) | Ctrl-b q |
| Switch to the next pane | Ctrl-b o |
| # Moving between windows | |
| Move to the next window | Ctrl-b n |
| Move to the previous window | Ctrl-b p |
| Move to the previously selected window | Ctrl-b l |
| List all windows / window numbers | Ctrl-b w |
| Move to the specified window number, the default bindings are from 0 — 9 | Ctrl-b |
| # Tiling commands | |
| Split the window vertically | Ctrl-b % |
| Split window horizontally | CTRL-b " |
| Goto next pane | Ctrl-b o |
| Show pane numbers, when the numbers show up type the key to go to that pane | Ctrl-b q |
| Move the current pane left | Ctrl-b { |
| Move the current pane right | Ctrl-b } |
| # Make a pane its own window | Ctrl-b : "break-pane" |