Tmux is a terminal multiplexer: it enables a number of terminals to be created, accessed. and conmntrolled from a single screen. tmux may be detached froma screen and continue running in the background, then lates reattached.

  • Fully customizable status bar
  • Multiple window management
  • Splitting window in several panes
  • Automatic layouts
  • Panel synchronization

  • Scriptability, which allows me to create custom tmux sessions for different purposes

Install tmux

Tmux is avelibal in most distributions. I use Ubuntu so i install will apt

  $ sudo apt install tmux

Get started

To start using tmux, type tmux on your terminal. This command launches a tmux server, creates a default session (number 0) with a single window, and attaches to it.

  $ tmux

Tmux keybindings

  • Ctrl+B D — Detach from the current session.
  • Ctrl+B % — Split the window into two panes horizontally.
  • Ctrl+B “ — Split the window into two panes vertically.
  • Ctrl+B Arrow Key (Left, Right, Up, Down) — Move between panes.
  • Ctrl+B X — Close pane.
  • Ctrl+B C — Create a new window.
  • Ctrl+B N or P — Move to the next or previous window.
  • Ctrl+B 0 (1,2…) — Move to a specific window by number.
  • Ctrl+B : — Enter the command line to type commands. Tab completion is available.
  • Ctrl+B ? — View all keybindings. Press Q to exit.
  • Ctrl+B W — Open a panel to navigate across windows in multiple sessions.