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tmux cheatsheet

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tmux

movement

vim-like movement:
```
<c-b> [
```

save and restore tmux environment

save
```
<c-b> <c-s>
```
restore
```
<c-b> <c-r>
```

operations

prefix shortcut (like vim's leader when inside a tmux session)
```
<c-b>
```
tmux prompt (like command-mode in vim)
```
:
```

sessions

attach to last created session
```
tmux a #
```

attach session

tmux attach-session -t [session #]
tmux attach-session -t [session-name]

detach from session
```
<c-b> d
```
start new session
```
tmux new -s [session-name]
```
end session
```
exit
```
kill (all) sessions
```
tmux kill-server
```
kill session
```
tmux kill-session -t [session-name]
```
list sessions
```
<c-b> s
```
```
tmux ls
```
name a session
```
tmux new -s [session name]
```
rename a session (NOTE: can omit name of session as last session will be used if not specified)
```
<c-b> $
```
```
tmux rename-session [-t session-name] [new-session-name]
```
switch to last session
```
<c-b> L
```
switch to prev/next session
```
<c-b> (

<c-b> )
```
view sessions
```
tmux ls
```
view/check sessions
```
<c-b> s
```

windows

(similar to tabs in a terminal emulator (e.g. iTerm2))

redistribute window indices
```
<c-b> move-window -r
```
list windows
```
<c-b> w
```
create window
```
<c-b> c
```
close window
```
<c-b> &
```
find text in (open) windows (searches all sessions)
```
<c-b> f [text]
```
last window (move to)
```
<c-b> l (L)
```
move window (move to index)
```
<c-b> . <#>
```

swap window

<c-b> :swap-window -t +/-<number>

# swap window 3 and 1
<c-b> :swap-window -s 3 -t 1

name window
```
<c-b> ,
```
select window
```
<c-b> [window-#]
```
switching windows (previous / next)
```
<c-b> p / n
```

panes

equalize all panes
```
<c-b> option-1
```
toggle (switch) active pane
```
<c-b> ;
```
close (current) pane
```
<c-b> x
```
move pane (left/right)
```
<c-b> { / }
```
split horizontally
```
<c-b> "
```
split vertically
```
<c-b> %
```
navigating panes
```
<c-b> [direction (arrow)]
```

resizing (up / down / left / right)

resize-pane [-U | -D | -L | -R] [# of lines to expand]

zooming into a pane (maximize)
```
<c-b> z
```

pane | layouts

rotate

<c-b> <space>

select layout

<c-b> select-layout / selectl <even-horizontal | even-vertical | main-horizontal | main-vertical | tiled>

predefined layouts

switch to even-horizontal layout:
```
<c-b> <meta/option-1>
```
switch to even-vertical layout:
```
<c-b> <meta/option-2>
```
switch to main-horizontal layout:
```
<c-b> <meta/option-3>
```
switch to main-vertical layout:
```
<c-b> <meta/option-4>
```
switch to tiled layout:
```
<c-b> <meta/option-5>
```
switch to the next layout:
```
<c-b> <meta/option-space>
```

automated development environment creation

tmuxp

customization

~/.tmux.conf

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