Personal Advice
Modify your .tmux.conf file.
- set -g mouse on
- change your prefix
Example conf:
set -g mouse on
# remap prefix from 'C-b' to 'C-a'
unbind C-b
set-option -g prefix C-a
bind-key C-a send-prefix
Create Windows
prefix + c: [c]reate a window
Navigation
prefix + n: go to [n]ext window
prefix + p: go to [p]revious window
prefix + l: go to [l]ast window
prefix + [0-9]: select a specific window
Split Panes
prefix + " : split horizontally
prefix + % : split vertically
Kill Panes
prefix + x: kill the current pane
You can also type “exit” or press “ctrl-d” instead if you are in a interactive shell
Copy Mode
You can set mode-keys to ‘vi’ in order to use the venerable key-bindings.
You can also add some mouse support configuration for easier usage.
Example conf:
# To copy, left click and drag to highlight text in yellow,
# once you release left click yellow text will disappear and will automatically be available in clibboard
# # Use vim keybindings in copy mode
setw -g mode-keys vi
# Update default binding of `Enter` to also use copy-pipe
unbind -T copy-mode-vi Enter
if-shell '[[ $(uname -s) = Linux ]]' {
bind -T copy-mode-vi y send-keys -X copy-pipe-and-cancel "xclip -in -selection clipboard"
bind-key -T copy-mode-vi Enter send-keys -X copy-pipe-and-cancel "xclip -in -selection clipboard"
bind-key -T copy-mode-vi MouseDragEnd1Pane send-keys -X copy-pipe-and-cancel "xclip -in -selection clipboard"
} {
bind -T copy-mode-vi y send-keys -X copy-pipe-and-cancel "pbcopy"
bind-key -T copy-mode-vi Enter send-keys -X copy-pipe-and-cancel "pbcopy"
bind-key -T copy-mode-vi MouseDragEnd1Pane send-keys -X copy-pipe-and-cancel "pbcopy"
}
prefix + [ : enter copy-mode
prefix + ] : paste the most recent paste buffer
Others
prefix + , : rename a window
prefix + o : switch between panes.
prefix + z : zoom the active pane
prefix + w : choose a window from a list
prefix + f : search for a pane
References
- Check
man tmuxfor more details. - Use prefix + ? to list key bindings.
- My tmux config file
- Many awesome tmux configurations on GitHub, check it out!
