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Tmux Cheat Sheet

Session Management

Command / Shortcut	Description
tmux new -s <name>	Create a new named session
tmux a	Attach to the most recently used session
tmux attach -t <session-name-or-id>	Attach to a specific session
Ctrl + B, D	Detach from the current session
tmux ls	List all active sessions
tmux kill-session	Kill the current session
tmux kill-session -t <session-name>	Kill a specific session

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Window Management

Shortcut	Description
Ctrl + B, C	Create a new window
Ctrl + B, N	Switch to the next window
Ctrl + B, P	Switch to the previous window
Ctrl + B, W	Show a visual list of windows
Ctrl + B, <window-number>	Jump directly to a window (0–9)

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Pane (Split Window) Management

Shortcut	Description
Ctrl + B, %	Split pane vertically (left/right)
Ctrl + B, "	Split pane horizontally (top/bottom)

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Pane Navigation

Shortcut	Description
Ctrl + B, ←	Move to the left pane
Ctrl + B, →	Move to the right pane
Ctrl + B, ↑	Move to the pane above
Ctrl + B, ↓	Move to the pane below

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Pane Selection

Shortcut	Description
Ctrl + B, Q	Display pane numbers
Ctrl + B, Q, <number>	Jump to the selected pane

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Pane Resize

Shortcut	Description
Ctrl + B, Alt + ←	Resize pane left
Ctrl + B, Alt + →	Resize pane right
Ctrl + B, Alt + ↑	Resize pane upward
Ctrl + B, Alt + ↓	Resize pane downward

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Quick Reference

Action	Command / Shortcut
Create session	tmux new -s <name>
Attach to latest session	tmux a
Attach to named session	tmux attach -t <name>
List sessions	tmux ls
Detach session	Ctrl + B, D
Kill current session	tmux kill-session
Kill named session	tmux kill-session -t <name>
New window	Ctrl + B, C
Next window	Ctrl + B, N
Previous window	Ctrl + B, P
List windows	Ctrl + B, W
Jump to window	Ctrl + B, <window-number>
Split vertically	Ctrl + B, %
Split horizontally	Ctrl + B, "
Move between panes	Ctrl + B, ← ↑ ↓ →
Show pane numbers	Ctrl + B, Q
Jump to pane	Ctrl + B, Q, <number>
Resize pane	Ctrl + B, Alt + ← ↑ ↓ →