tmux

Published on: 2026-02-24

Note: I use C-a as my prefix instead of C-b

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Sessions

1. Start a new session

tmux
tmux new
tmux new -s <session_name>

2. Re-attach to existing session from command line

tmux a # reattach to last session
tmux a -t <session_name>

3. Rename session

tmux rename -t <old_name> <new>name>

4. Rename session inside session

C-a $

4. Detach from session

C-a d

6. Kill session

tmux kill-ses -t <session_name>

7. Next / previous session

C-a n
C-a p

Windows

1. Create new window inside session

C-a c

2. Rename window inside session

C-a ,

3. Close current window

C-a &

4. Preview windows

C-a w

5. Last/next window

C-a l
C-a n