Tmux

tmux is a terminal multiplexer tool

Installation

sudo pacman -S tmux

Launch

tmux

this will open a new tmux window with a footer at bottom.

Detaching from tmux Session

Press CTRL+B to enter tmux command mode then press 'd' to detach from that window and back to normal terminal.

By using this we can run multiple processes at once.

Going back to Most Recent Session

tmux attach

List all running Sessions

tmux list-sessions

or

tmux ls

Exiting

type exit on that session to exit from that

exit

or Go to command mode then press x then press y.

Detaching from tmux Session

go to command mode and then press D to detach from the session.

Vertically Split tmux Panes

• Go to command mode by pressing CTRL+B then press %

Horizontally Split tmux Panes

• Go to command mode by pressing CTRL+B then press "

Change Focus Between Multiple tmux Panes

Press left, right, top, bottom arrow keys to move focus to left, right, top and bottom panes respectively.

Create a New Window in tmux

tmux new-window

or Press leader key then c to create a new window.

Navigation Between Windows

Press n or p followed by leader key to navigate to next and previous window.

Killing a Tmux Window

Press & followed by leader key to kill the active window. Or

tmux kill-window

in that window you want to kill.

Renaming Tmux Window

Press , followed by leader key to rename a window. Or

tmux rename-window 'new name'

Renaming Session

Press $ followed by leader key to rename a session.