Tmux

Introduction

This article serves as a guide for the use of Tmux, an open source terminal multiplexer.

I find it to be fun for security work, ctfs, and generally useful.

tags: tmux utilities

#install tmux
sudo apt install tmux

# start tmux
tmux

# start tmux with named session
tmux new -s SessionName

# split window horizontally
Ctrl+B %

# Split window vertically
Ctrl+B "

# shift between panes
Ctrl+B arrow key of the direction you want to move in

# create new window
Ctrl+B C

# shift between windows
Ctrl+B 0 (or number of window you want to switch to)

# rename window
Ctrl+B , git (if renaming to git)

# exit from a window
exit

# detach session
Ctrl+B d

# list sessions
tmux ls

# attach session
tmux attach -t git (if you are attaching the git session)

# rename session
tmux rename-session -t 0 git (rename session 0 to git)

# kill session
tmux kill-session -t SessionName

# print out session output to file
tmux capture-pane -pS - > ./fileName

# for example: 
tmux capture-pane -pS - > ./nibbles-history would capture all the output and store it in a file named nibbles-history in the current directory

# scrolling in tmux
Ctrl+B [

# stop scrolling in tmux
q

# copy paste tmux content
ctrl+B [ (to enter copy mode)
use arrow keys to navigate to position you want to start copying
ctrl+ space (to start copying)
use arrow keys to navigate to end position of what you want to copy
ctrl+B ] to paste into a different Tmux pane /window.