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> panes

19 commands for tmux panes

// panes

19 commands
Split the current pane with a vertical line to create a horizontal layout
: split-window -h
Split the current pane with a horizontal line to create a vertical layout
: split-window -v
Close current pane
Ctrl + bx
Toggle pane zoom
Ctrl + bz
Switch to pane to the direction
Ctrl + b↑
Switch to next pane
Ctrl + bo
Toggle last active pane
Ctrl + b;
Show pane numbers
Ctrl + bq
Switch/select pane by number
Ctrl + bq0...9
Rotate panes in current window
Ctrl + bCtrl + o
Move the current pane left
Ctrl + b{
Move the current pane right
Ctrl + b}
Convert pane into a window
Ctrl + b!
Toggle between pane layouts
Ctrl + bSpacebar
Resize current pane height(holding second key is optional)
Ctrl + b↑
Resize current pane width(holding second key is optional)
Ctrl + b→
Resize current pane by 5 cells at a time
Ctrl + bAlt + ↑
Join two windows as panes (Merge window 2 to window 1 as panes)
: join-pane -s 2 -t 1
Toggle synchronize-panes(send command to all panes)
: setw synchronize-panes

// categories

> sessions> windows> panes> copy mode> misc> help
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// categories

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