# Tmux Shortcuts

<table><thead><tr><th width="266">Shortcut</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><mark style="color:yellow;"><code>Ctrl+b "</code></mark></td><td>Splits the current pane horizontally.</td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:yellow;"><code>Ctrl+b %</code></mark></td><td>Splits the current pane vertically.</td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:yellow;"><code>Ctrl+b arrow key</code></mark></td><td>Navigates between panes.</td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:yellow;"><code>Ctrl+b z</code></mark></td><td>Toggles pane zoom.</td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:yellow;"><code>Ctrl+b c</code></mark></td><td>Creates a new window.</td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:yellow;"><code>Ctrl+b ,</code></mark></td><td>Renames the current window.</td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:yellow;"><code>Ctrl+b p</code></mark></td><td>Switches to the previous window.</td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:yellow;"><code>Ctrl+b n</code></mark></td><td>Switches to the next window.</td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:yellow;"><code>Ctrl+b d</code></mark></td><td>Detaches from the current session.</td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:yellow;"><code>Ctrl+b [</code></mark></td><td>Enters copy mode to scroll through the buffer.</td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:yellow;"><code>Ctrl+b ]</code></mark></td><td>Pastes the copied text.</td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:yellow;"><code>Ctrl+b :</code></mark></td><td>Enters tmux command mode.</td></tr></tbody></table>


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