Command prefix is C-b. This can be changed by building with, for example: META='\001' make Key bindings: d detach c create new window n next window p previous window l last (next to last selected) window ? list current key bindings 0-9 select window There is one default server process per user which puts its socket in /tmp/tmux-UID. It is created the first time tmux is run and subsequent invocations will connect to the same server. The server holds multiple sessions. Syntax is: tmux [-v] [-S path] [-s session] command [flags] -v Create logfiles, verbosity increases with more -v -S Set different server socket path -s Specify session name for command, if appropriate. If a session name is not given, the current session is assumed if a command is run from inside tmux and the TMUX environment variable is available, otherwise if only one exists, it is used or if multiple exist, an error is generated. Commands: (Commands can be shortened, as long as they are unambiguous) new-session [-d] [-s session name] [-n window name] [command] Create new session. Attaches to new session unless -d is given. attach-session [-d] Attach to session. Detaches other clients if -d is given. list-sessions List sessions (can be shortened to ls). list-windows List windows (can be shortened to lsw). rename-window [-i ] new name Rename window. bind-key key command Bind a key to a command (use ^A for ctrl-A), commands are as listed above. list-keys List current key bindings. unbind-key key Unbind a key from a command. set-option prefix key Set command prefix (meta) key. Sessions are destroyed when no windows remain attached to them. There is currently no command to change status bar colour, it can be altered by adjusting the last argument of line 38 in status.c: input_store_two(b, CODE_ATTRIBUTES, ATTR_REVERSE, 0x20); 0x47 is white-on-blue.