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tmux — Terminal multiplexer. It allows multiple sessions with windows, panes, and more. See also: `zellij`,

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Problem

How to use the tmux command: Terminal multiplexer. It allows multiple sessions with windows, panes, and more. See also: zellij, screen. More information: <https://github.com/tmux/tmux>.

Solution

tmux — Terminal multiplexer. It allows multiple sessions with windows, panes, and more. See also: zellij, screen. More information: <https://github.com/tmux/tmux>.

Start a new session:

tmux

Start a new named [s]ession:

tmux {{[new|new-session]}} -s {{name}}

List existing sessions:

tmux {{[ls|list-sessions]}}

Attach to the most recently used session:

tmux {{[a|attach]}}

Detach from the current session (inside a tmux session):

<Ctrl b><d>

Create a new window (inside a tmux session):

<Ctrl b><c>

Switch between sessions and windows (inside a tmux session):

<Ctrl b><w>

Kill a session by [t]arget name:

tmux kill-session -t {{name}}

Code Snippets

Start a new session

tmux

Start a new named [s]ession

tmux {{[new|new-session]}} -s {{name}}

List existing sessions

tmux {{[ls|list-sessions]}}

Attach to the most recently used session

tmux {{[a|attach]}}

Detach from the current session (inside a tmux session)

<Ctrl b><d>

Context

tldr-pages: common/tmux

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