tmux Command Examples

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 session:

tmux new -s {{name}}

• List existing sessions:

tmux ls

• Attach to the most recently used session:

tmux 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 name:

tmux kill-session -t {{name}}