🧪 Quick Guide to tmux

tmux (terminal multiplexer) lets you run multiple terminal sessions in one window — detach and reattach them at will. It’s ideal for remote work and multitasking in the terminal.

🚀 Start a New Session

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tmux new -s mysession

This creates a new tmux session named mysession.

🔁 Reattach to a Session

List all available sessions:

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tmux ls

Attach to the most recent session:

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tmux attach

Attach to a specific session:

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tmux attach -t mysession

⌨️ Common Keybindings

Press Ctrl + b first, then:

🧹 Exit a Session

Kill a specific tmux session:

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tmux kill-session -t mysession

Or exit from inside tmux:

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exit

🔧 Useful Aliases (.bashrc or .zshrc)

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alias ta="tmux attach"
alias tn="tmux new -s"
alias tls="tmux ls"