Install tmux on OSX and Basics Commands for Beginners
2 min readSep 14, 2018
tmux is a Terminal MUltipleXer.
Install
- Install tmux via HomeBrew of OSX
$ brew install tmux- After downloaded, check the version
$ tmux -VTerminology
First of all, you need to know a few terms before you learn how to use them.
- Prefix: This is the key combination that must be entered before entering the shortcut key. The default prefix for tmux is
ctrl + b. If the shortcut iscthen you need to type<ctrl + b> + c. - Session: The largest unit managed by tmux. “attach/detach” to the session. Even if you detach from the session, the session continues to run in the background.
- Window: This is the same tab that exists in the session. You can have multiple windows in one session. You can create and switch windows within a session and switch the entire screen as you move tabs.
- Pane: This is the screen unit existing in the window. You can have multiple panes in a window. If you divide the entire screen vertically by two, two panes are created.
Session
Start Session
$ tmuxStart Session with the session name
$ tmux new -session_name
$ tmux new-session -session_nameExit Session
$ exitAttach Session
$ tmux attach -t session_nameDetach Session
<prefix> + d$ tmux kill-session -t2
Session List
$ tmux lsChange Session Numbering
<prefix> + $Reset tmux
Kill the existing sessions
tmux kill-serverWindow
All windows-related commands & shortcuts must be executed within the session.
Create Window
<prefix> + CChange Window Name
<prefix> + ,Kill the Current Window
<prefix> + &Managing split panes
Split Vertically (top/bottom)
<prefix> + "Split Horizontally (left/right)
<prefix> + %Kill the Current Pane
<prefix> + xMy Favorite Splited Type
1. Split Vertically
<prefix> + "2. Split The Below Window Horizontally
To split the below window, we should move to the below using this command with the arrow key.
<prefix> + ↓
Then, use the command split horizontal I mentioned above.
<prefix> + %
Finally, we got the multi-windows terminal!
