TMUX-Terminal multiplexer for Linux

TMUX

Tmux is a terminal multiplexer, it creates multiple terminals on the same tab enable you to see multiple running objects on the same tab

when tmux is started it creates a new session with the single window and displays it on the terminal screen. A session is a collection of terminals on single screen

You can install tmux:

Method 1

$ sudo apt-get install tmux 

Method 2

$ wget https://github.com/libevent/libevent/releases/download/release-2.1.8-stable/libevent-2.1.8-stable.tar.gz

$ tar xzvf libevent-2.1.8-stable.tar.gz

$ cd libevent-2.1.8-stable

$ sudo ./configure --prefix=/usr/local && make

$ wget https://github.com/tmux/tmux/releases/download/2.3/tmux-2.3.tar.gz

$ tar xzvf tmux-2.3.tar.gz

$ cd tmux-2.3

$ LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/lib -Wl, -rpath=/usr/local/lib" && ./configure --prefix=/usr/local

$ sudo make && sudo make install

$ export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin

After the installation is finished, then type tmux on terminal.

TMUX CHEAT SHEET

1) To create a new Session

$ tmux new-session -s working

2) Create a session that shares with existing session

$ tmux new-session -s workingpython -t working

3) Attach a Session

$ tmux attach -t workingpython

4) Keyboard to just detach the session so hit C-a d

5) Keyboard shortcuts to switch between the sessions

a) Previous Session  C-a (

b) Next Session C-a )

c) List Session C-a s

6) Create a window C-a c

7) Switch between window C-a 1   Switch between window 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0

8) Switch next window C-a n

9) Switch previous window C-a p

10) Create a pane in existing window by splitting vertically C-a "

11) Create a pane in existing window by splitting horizontally C-a %

12) Switch between pane in existing window C-a left  (left, right, up, down)