REmux The Tmux

Prompts and answers

• Do the ctrl and b keys need to be held down the whole time with every commands to work? yea/nay
  nay
• How to start tmux with the session with the name "thm"?
  tmux new -s thm
• How to change the current tmux session name?
  ctrl b shift $
• How to quit a tmux session without closing the session? To attach back later.
  ctrl b d
• How to list all tmux sessions?
  tmux ls
• How to reattach to a detached tmux session with the session name of "thm"
  tmux a -t thm
• How to create a new tmux session from your current tmux session with the name kali?
  tmux new -s kali -d
• How to switch between two or more tmux sessions without detaching from the current tmux session?
  ctrl b s
• How do you force kill the tmux session named "thm" if it's not responsive from a new terminal window or tmux session?
  tmux kill-session -t thm
• Within a nested tmux session. A second tmux session within the first one. How to change the session name of the second/internal tmux session?
  ctrl b ctrl b shift $
• How to get into a tmux prompt to run/type tmux commands?
  ctrl b shift :
• Are there more than one way to exit a tmux prompt? yea/nay
  yea
• Is tmux case sensitive. Will hitting the caps lock break tmux? yea/nay
  yea
• Within tmux prompt or command mode how would you change the tmux directory? Where a new window or pane will start from the changed directory of /opt.
  a -c /opt
• How to kill all tmux sessions accept the one currently in use? With the name "notes".
  tmux kill-session -t notes -a
• How to create a new pane split horizontally?
  ctrl b shift "
• How to close a tmux pane like closing a ssh session?
  exit
• How to create a new pane split vertically?
  ctrl b shift %
• How to cycle between tmux pre built layout options? Starting with the number 1.
  ctrl b esc 1
• How to cycle/toggle between tmux layouts, one at a time?
  ctrl b spacebar
• How to force quit a frozen, crashed or borked pane?
  ctrl b x y
• How to move between the two must used tmux panes for the current tmux window?
  ctrl b ;
• Can you use the arrow to move to the desired pane? yea/nay
  yea
• How to move the currently selected pane clockwise?
  ctrl b shift {
• How to move the currently selected pane counter-clockwise
  ctrl b shift }
• Before using swap-pane. How to check for which pane has what number?
  ctrl b q
• How to swap two panes and move with the swapped pane? Within tmux prompt mode. 1 -> 3 location
  swap-pane -s 3 -t 1
• How to swap two panes without changing the currently selected pane location? Within tmux prompt mode. 1 -> 4 pane number
  swap-pane -t 4 -s 1
• How to create a new empty tmux window?
  ctrl b c
• How to change the currently select window's name?
  ctrl b ,
• How to move the currently selected pane to it's own tmux window?
  ctrl b shift !
• How to fuse two panes together with the "source" window of "bash"? After entering a tmux prompt?
  join-pane -s bash
• How to fuse two panes together with the "destination" window of "sudo"? After entering a tmux prompt?
  join-pane -t sudo
• What option can added with question 4 and 5 to fuse together vertically?
  -v
• What option can added with question 4 and 5 to fuse together horizontally?
  -h
• With join-pane can you use the window number instead of the window's name? yea/nay
  yea
• How to kill or completely close a window. Including all the panes open on that window. If it's unresponsive?
  ctrl b shift &
• How to view and cycle between all the tmux windows for the current tmux session without detaching from the current session?
  ctrl b w
• How to move back to the previous tmux window?
  ctrl b p
• How to move up to the next tmux window?
  ctrl b n
• How to start copy mode?
  ctrl b [
• While in copy mode. How to search/grep up the wall of terminal text?
  ctrl r
• While in copy mode. How to search/grep down the wall of terminal text?
  ctrl s
• How to exit search up or search down within copy mode?
  esc
• What single key can also be used to to exit out of copy mode.
  q
• After starting copy mode. How do you enable text highlighting to select for text copying?
  ctrl spacebar
• After selecting the text you want to copy. How do copy it?
  alt w
• When in a terminal text editor. How to paste from the tmux clipboard?
  ctrl b ]
• How to double check what is currently copied to the tmux clipboard
  ctrl b shift #
• Does tmux have a default tmux.conf config file? yea/nay
  nay
• Where can you find examples for custom tmux.conf config files?
  /usr/share/doc/tmux
• Can you use Hex color codes in place of the color name? yea/nay
  yea
• What directory must the .tmux.conf be put in to work with the next tmux session
  home
• How would you update tmux changes without quitting the tmux session from a tmux prompt?
  source-file ~/.tmux.conf
• How to completely reset tmux to its default and kill all sessions? If the .tmux.conf is borked.
  tmux kill-server
• How would you select addition hotkeys. Without overwriting the default hotkey?
  bind
• How would you change the prefix to Ctrl a?
  set -g prefix C-a
• Can you display shell command output. From a script or one line command? yea/nay
  yea
• How would you load a plugin into a tmux config file?
  set -g @plugin
• How can you run the desired plugin after loading it?
  run-shell