tmux-tutorial

Tutorial Link: Youtube, Bilibili

Installation:

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Useful terminal commands

Feel free to set your own alias

Cmd	Description
man tmux	show tmux documentation
tmux new -s [Session Name]	create a new tmux session
tmux a -t [Session Name]	attach to an existing session
tmux detach	detach current session
tmux kill-session -t [Session Name]	Delete a specific Session

My Session Shortcut

Remember to use these shortcuts inside a tmux session, not normal terminal.
My prefix key is Ctrl-b or C-b, you can map it other keys.
All key remappings and options setting go into ~/.tmux.conf, remember to source this config file every time you make changes.

Shortcut	Description
prefix + :list-keys	See all key binds, and press q to quit
prefix + :show-options -g	See all global sessions options, and press q to quit
prefix + r	Source the .tmux.conf file
prefix + $	Rename current active session
prefix + d	Detach current active session
prefix + ,	Rename current active window
prefix + c	Create new window
prefix + &	Kill current window
prefix + n	Next window
prefix + p	Previous window
prefix + w	List all Sessions and windows
prefix + |	Split windows left and right
prefix + -	Split windows up and down
Ctrl + h/j/k/l	Move to the left/down/up/right pane, enabled by vim-tmux-navigator
prefix + h/j/k/l	Resize pane, direction keys can be repeated
prefix + m	Maximize/Unmaximize current pane
[	Enter copy mode
Ctrl+c	Exit copy mode

Plugins:

To install a plugin, add set -g @plugin [Plugin] in .tmux.conf, don't forget to initialize tpm at the end. Save and quit config file then prefix+I to install the plugins.

1. Tmux Plugin Manager: Plugin manager tpm
2. Vim-tmux-navigator: Fast navigation among panes and (Neo)Vim
3. Tmux-resurrect: Restore tmux env after system restart
4. Tmux-continuum: Continuous Saving
5. Theme-Pack: Change theme color of Tmux sessions