Top "Tmux" questions

tmux is a terminal multiplexer: it enables a number of terminals (or windows), each running a separate program, to be created, accessed, and controlled from a single screen.

If I set key bind of C-b to c-a in tmux how can I move the cursor to the beginning of the line?

I just move from GNU screen to tmux, in screen when I hit C-a, then type a again can take …

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Why am I getting a "failed to connect to server" message from tmux when I try to list sessions?

Here's what's happening to me: I start tmux sessions using tmux -L name1, tmux -L name2; then I detatch them …

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How to enable scrolling in tmux panels with mouse wheel?

Need to enable scrolling into tmux panels with mouse wheel. How can I get that tips? Can I use it (…

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How to copy to system clipboard from tmux output after mouse selection?

Now for copy to system clipboard I have to select via mouse text in tmux window with Shift key. And …

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How to write a shell script that starts tmux session, and then runs a ruby script

I want to write a shell script that does this: First, create a tmux session Second, run a ruby script …

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Tmux borders displayed as x q instead of lines?

I'm having trouble getting tmux to display lines for borders. They are being created with x and q. It's a …

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tmux send-keys syntax

On the tmux man page I found no reference to how it names keys. For example, to send ctrl + r …

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How to automatically start tmux on SSH session?

I have ten or so servers that I connect to with SSH on a regular basis. Each has an entry …

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How to start tmux with several windows in different directories?

I want to use a script to open a tmux session with 6 windows, each in a different directory. I started …

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How to copy and paste between different tmux panes running vim instances

Example: copy in one tmux pane (via vim), then switch to another pane (running another vim instance) and paste using …

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