Tmux basics: Enter tmux (without attach will create new session): tmux Config file: $HOME/.tmux.conf Ctrl + x (prefix, origianlly Ctrl + B) Hide bottom status bar: Ctrl + x + z Vertical split Ctrl + x + % OR (personalized) Ctrl + x + = Horizontal split Ctrl + x + " OR (personalized) Ctrl + x + - Navigate between panes (vim style): Ctrl + x + j (navigate one split down horizonatal) Ctrl + x + k (navigate one split up horizonatal) Ctrl + x + h (navigate one split left vertical) Ctrl + x + l (navigate one split right vertical) Alternating panes placement: Ctrl + x + { Ctrl + x + } Resizing panes: Ctrl + x + Alt + Ctrl + x + Alt + Ctrl + x + Alt + Ctrl + x + Alt + Create new window Ctrl + x + c Navigate between windows (emacs style): Ctrl + x + p (previous) Ctrl + x + n (next) Rename a window (for ease of recognition): Ctrl + x + , Kill a window( or exit if only window): Ctrl + x + & OR (personalized) Ctrl + x + x You can also kill a window by entering into the terminal: exit Of course you can just exit each window one by one (but this is cumbersome), to kill all windows and the session: Ctrl + x + s + x OR Ctrl + x + : + kill-session If you didn't kill the window this way, the session is still open and you can "attach" to that session like so: tmux attach PLUGINS -tmux-resurrect: saves session of tmux even after reboot Ctrl + x + Ctrl + s (saves session) Ctrl + x + Ctrl + r (resurrects last session) NOTE: saved session files are found in ~/.tmux/resurrect/ If you wish to restore a previous resurrect "save point", go to this directory and: ln -sf .txt last This will soft link the last file (resurrect looks here) to whichever point you wish to go to (inspect file contents to find out).