Questions tagged [tmux]
tmux is terminal multiplexer software, allowing users to work with terminals using multiple windows and panes, which can be created, removed, attached, and reattached as needed.
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Tab key is splitting the screen horizontally in tmux even when there is no key binding for tab key
I have the below configuration in my ~/.tmux.conf
1 unbind -a
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3 set -g prefix C-a
4 unbind C-b
5 bind C-a send-prefix
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7 set-option -g status-left-length 100
8 setw -g mouse on
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How do I reload TMUX configuration?
Trying to transition to tmux (version 1.6) on OS X 10.7 (so I'm sure I am making a noob mistake) and having problems with the simplest of commands. In my ~/.tmux.conf I have to map the prefix to Ctrl-...
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TMUX displays data in a chaotic view
I was running one command in my tmux session on one of the tabs when I decided to interrupt it.
After I stopped it, the data in my tab started to display in a chaotic view. Only in this tab.
The ...
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tmux - how to bind to C-`
hello and thanks for helping a newbie.
this is my first time posting in this forum; if i posted in the wrong area or made some other newbie mistake, please let know.
tmux is fantastic.
i need to bind ...
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Git permanent cache password
Is there a way to use git config --global credential.helper without a timeout? i.e. have it never ask for my password again?
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How to use tmux between local laptop and remote server
I am currently in a VPN using RStudio which is installed on my local desktop to do some analysis.
However, to do analysis, I extract data from my database which is installed on a remote server.
What I ...
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Tmux bind alt+arrowkey to resize pane
I can't seem to get Alt + arrow key to bind to resize my panes on tmux.
My .tmux.conf
# Set window titles
set-window-option -g automatic-rename on
set-option -g set-titles on
# Start windows number @...
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-bash: append_path: command not found when open tmux
When I open the tmux, the following errors are shown inside tmux
-bash: append_path: command not found
-bash: append_path: command not found
-bash: append_path: command not found
~/ $
Setup:
tmux 3....
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Synchronize pasteboard between remote tmux session and local Mac OS pasteboard
Setup:
I use iTerm2 on MacOS to connect to a remote server.
The remote server runs tmux, in which I open files and edit in vim sessions.
Problem:
I can't copy/paste between the remote tmux session ...
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Mouse scrolling less pager output in tmux session
I use export LESS=-R to enable scrolling through less output using mouse scroll. It doesn’t work in tmux. For vim, the solution was to add set mouse=a. What is the equivalent option for less assuming ...
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tmux configuration to rename tab name to basename of working directory
I have this setting, which is supposed to rename the current window to my current directory by pressing <prefix>.
bind-key . run -b "tmux rename-window $(basename #{pane_current_path})"
For ...
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how to paste into tmux from system clipboard
I'm using tmux with WSL (Ubuntu 18.04) and I can't figure out how to paste into tmux. Pasting works great with the normal terminal by simply right clicking, but this doesn't work in tmux.
All the ...
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Tmux: Make vim command open buffer in the already running vim instance
I'm usually running one tmux session for all the work I do, with per-project tmux windows (tabs). Each tmux window has one big split running vim and one or more splits with shells/processes related to ...
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Does CRON execute scripts similarly to
Does CRON execute scripts similarly to how a user is using an open session and sitting at the terminal for scripts that require such execution.
OR
Does CRON require the use of tmux and screen?
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How do I prevent C-j from exiting copy-mode in tmux?
I like to use C-j to navigate down in tmux without a prefix, as I find it easier to navigate this way:
bind -n C-k selectp -U # switch to panel Up
bind -n C-j selectp -D # switch to panel Down
bind -n ...
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copy text from WSL to windows clipboard
I set up tmux in WSL and I want to improve the integration between them.
How to select text in tmux inside of WSL and copy it to the Windows clipboard?
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mac os x byobu vertical split using iTerm, tmux, zsh
How to get vertical split on Mac OS X in byobu?
Ctrl + F2 is not working. It open new window instead of spliting the current.
In oposite spliting horizontaly with shift + F2 works ok.
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SSH crashes tmux session
I'm trying to achieve the following:
On host A, create a tmux session and start neovim in it.
On host B, connect to host A via ssh and attach to the session.
When I try to start neovim inside tmux on ...
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Tmux quits whenever I try to type the capital letter "Z"- is there a workaround?
Tmux quits whenever I try to type the capital letter "Z". That is, SHIFT-Z quits tmux.
Tmux exits with 0 return code.
Tested with version 3.0a on CentOS. If I can't upgrade the tmux version, ...
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Running two tmux sessions as systemd service
I can successfully start/stop a service that creates a tmux session. The service is as following:
test1.service:
[Unit]
Description=First test service
[Service]
Type=forking
User=lancer
ExecStart=/...
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Are there any good ways of stopping, avoiding or killing "cat bombs" (catting a large file) when using a remote session ssh or tmux?
A common problem is when you have a remote session open (ssh or tmux for example) and you accidentally cat a large file. The screen starts dumping text and you can't kill it. I am guessing those udp ...
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~/.tmux.conf doesn't work when starting but does with "source-file"
I want to start tmux with two panes and have one of them running a program:
[0] [ishpeck@kiyoshi ~]$ cat ~/.tmux.conf
split-window -h top
[0][ishpeck@kiyoshi ~]$ tmux
When tmux comes up, it ...
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Tmux starts with wrong keyboard layout
tmux on my Ubuntu 20.04 starts with a wrong keyboard layout. Doing setxkbmap -layout us on every tmux window corrects the layout. How do i start with a correct keyboard layout or execute this ...
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How to start 2 tmux sessions in rc.local?
This is my /etc/rc.local:
#!/bin/sh -e
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# rc.local
#
# This script is executed at the end of each multiuser runlevel.
# Make sure that the script will "exit 0" on success or any other
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tmux did not come pre-installed on Mac OS Catalina
tmux did not come installed on Mac OS, specifically Mac OS Catalina. Is this something that is supposed to come pre-installed similar to Vim?
I was expecting it to come installed since it was ...
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Remote server, iTerm2, and tmux integration
I want to be able to start a tmux session on a remote server, and then use iTerm2's native windows and split screens on my local machine.
For example, let's say my remote server has a tmux session ...
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Tmux force resize?
I'm using tmux as a tty for a project I'm running, using capture-pane to get the info off and send-keys to interact with. I need the terminal size to be 40x24 so data doesnt run off the screen, and I ...
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tmux run a pipe/chain of commands with keybinding
How can I run a chain of command like in shells with tmux? I want to run multiple commands based on success of them. I want to echo out to terminal (or command bar)
E.g. I have a keybinding to reload ...
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Installing on a remote machine without being root
I mostly work on a linux remote machine for which I have an account but I am not the root user. I have never really understood what that means for my ability to install things.
I know that I can pip ...
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Tmux regex or wildcard search
I can do ctrl+b [ ctrl+r to search upwards through my tmux window.
But is it possible to find a line containing, say, foo and bar but not contiguously?
I'm imagining doing something like:
:foo.*bar
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Mapping Shift+Arrows to select text in tmux with vim
I use vim in linux and have recently started to use tmux too. I use vim with the Windows shortcuts instead of the vim ones, for example; Shift+Arrows for selection instead of HJKL, Shift+Arrows for ...
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Run command in detached tmux session and log console output to file
I can run a command in a detached tmux session with:
tmux new -d 'while true; do date; sleep 1; done'
I can run a command in an attached tmux session and log the console output with:
tmux new '...
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Using tmux copy mode just like vim
I'm trying make use of the copy mode of tmux to copy some part of text in one of my panes but I cannot really manage with it, spacebar is not working to select the text and I'm getting a bit lost.
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Tmux Select Pane not properly setting default bg/fg color
I have a heavily customized tmux config that changes colors depending on which user I'm using (e.g., turns bg to red when I'm sudoing root).
For years I've been using select-pane -P to temporarily set ...
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How do I resize tmux pane by holding down prefix and arrow key for a while?
Ideally, I'd like it so that I can resize panes by some margin I'd want by just pressing down on the prefix + arrow keys and watch the panel resize till a point that I'm happy with, and I'd just lift ...
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When I copy from something on the CLI in TMUX it adds to the buffer instead of overwriing it
No sure what I'm missing here. When I copy something using shortcuts or mouse it adds the copied content to what is all ready there.
Eg. I copy 'Applications' and past 'Applications' appears. When I ...
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How to target background pane in tmux
In a tmux window, let's say I have 3 panes, indices 0, 1 and 2.
If I choose pane 2 to be the active pane, and then do break-pane -d, it will send that pane to the background.
In order to recall that ...
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What's the least conflicting prefix/escape sequence for screen or tmux?
Screen goes with Ctrl+A. tmux on the other hand—as developed within screen—uses Ctrl+B. Both keystrokes, however, are also used in editors, shells, etc. Thus choosing either one degrades ...
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Prevent tmux from consuming escape key
For some reason tmux is consuming/handling the escape key weird.
When in tmux, if I hit enter nothing is sent. If I quickly double press escape, then two escape keys will be sent. I can also press ...
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How can I keep the tmux prefix key pressed between commands?
In GNU screen, I can keep Ctrl+a pressed in between commands.
For instance, to change windows I keep Ctrl+a pressed and just keep pressing n without releasing Ctrl+a.
Is this doable in tmux? ...
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Why are random characters inserted into my tmux session?
Sometimes when I use the mouse, or press and hold a movement key in tmux, random characters are inserted. For example, when I press the left movement key, "D" is often inserted. A left mouse click ...
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tmux ctrl-a stopped working after upgrade to Ubuntu 20.04
I have had my tmux prefix set to c-a for as long as I can remember. Immediately after upgrading to Ubuntu 20.04, ctrl-a no longer works. My terminal (gnome and xterm) simply display ^A. If I change ...
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Terminal messages related to executed command replaced by “tmux” when using Zsh
When I'm inside a running tmux installation and run a command that errors out, sometimes tmux will replace the name of the original command.
ie. if test is a directory, then this happens:
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tmux mouse select and scroll at the same time?
When in copy mode in tmux, using the mouse is there a way to select text, and scroll the window up at the same time? When selecting text the buffer does not scroll up when I reach the top boundary.
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Shift-Tab in tmux
Currently I have this binding in my .tmux.config to go to next window:
bind-key -n Tab next-window
I would like to make Shift+Tab cycle in the opposite direction. Is this possible?
I tried bind-key ...
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Start tmux pane with prompt at the bottom
Is it possible to get tmux to start all of its panes with the prompt at the bottom, instead of at the top? After a pane has been in use for a while the output means that the prompt is at the bottom, ...
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How do I close old tmux sessions
My server has many expired tmux sessions running. How can I quickly remove them without killing my active session.
One option is to find each session and type tmux kill-session -t N but this would be ...
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UTF-8 Not Working in PuTTY when using SSH Remote command
So. I am using PuTTY to connect to a remote server that has an irssi client running for me constantly through tmux.
Connecting to the server, and typing "tmux attach" works fine and everything works ...
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Transpose panes in tmux
I have 6 panes open in a tmux window.
Prefix:select-layout tiled arranges them as such:
+---------+---------+
| 1 | 2 |
+---------+---------+
| 3 | 4 |
+---------+---------+
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How can I run programs in tmux panes simultaneously?
I'm trying to make a script that opens up 4 tmux panes, and launch a python program inside of it. I want to do it simultaneously, but I don't know how.
I tried
tmux new-session "python 'DogeClickBot ...
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