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Getting Started with tmux
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Getting Started with tmux

by Victor Quinn
September 2014
Beginner
148 pages
3h 23m
English
Packt Publishing
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Switching between panes by number

Now that we have so many panes, switching between them can get a bit unwieldy. The arrow keys are pretty nice but can still be a tad annoying. Thankfully, there is an easier way. Press <Prefix>, q and you will see a number appear in each pane and then disappear shortly thereafter.

The currently active pane will be of a different color than the other panes. This will also show the dimensions of each pane.

Just as each window was assigned a unique number, so also each pane is assigned with a unique number in every window. If you press <Prefix>, q again and, before the numbers disappear, type the number that appears in that pane, you'll automatically switch to it.

By default, the duration for these numbers to remain ...

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