tmux – Good to know
Why tmux?
1) Because it makes life easier:
https://opensource.com/article/20/5/split-terminal
2) Because it’s beautiful:
For a beginners guide see:
https://www.hamvocke.com/blog/a-quick-and-easy-guide-to-tmux/
https://www.golinuxcloud.com/tmux-commands/
Cheat-Sheet:
use “prefix key” “Ctrl + a” (changed in my config, standard is “Ctrl + b”), release, then press “command key”. You can get help with: “prefix kex” + ?
| command key | result |
| split pane lef/right | % |
| split pane top/bottom | ” (i configured as -) |
| Navigate panes | arrow keys |
| resize panes | hold prefix key + arrow keys |
| Pane to fullscreen / back to normal | z |
| Closing panes | c (or type exit) |
| Detach from tmux | d or D |
| List all open sessions | tmux ls |
| Attach to tmux | tmux attach -t 0 |
| , | Rename current window |
see:
https://cheatography.com/bechtold/cheat-sheets/tmux-the-terminal-multiplexer/
Customize tmux:
https://www.hamvocke.com/blog/a-guide-to-customizing-your-tmux-conf/
https://www.golinuxcloud.com/tmux-config/
https://arcolinux.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-tmux-status-bar/
Using https://www.ricalo.com/blog/install-powerline-ubuntu/:
> sudo apt install –yes powerline
add the following to your ~/.tmux.conf file:
> set -g default-terminal “screen-256color”
> source “/usr/share/powerline/bindings/tmux/powerline.conf”
