https://blog.corneschi.ro/tags/tmux/Recent content in Tmux on Daniel CorneschiHugoenDaniel CorneschiThu, 08 Oct 2026 21:07:04 +0300https://blog.corneschi.ro/cheatsheet/tmux/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://blog.corneschi.ro/cheatsheet/tmux/<p>Comprehensive tmux reference guide featuring installation instructions across multiple platforms, custom configuration examples, vim-style navigation, mouse support, and practical tips for productive terminal multiplexing.</p> <h2 id="installation">Installation</h2> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Platform</th> <th>Package Manager</th> <th>Command</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Ubuntu/Debian</td> <td>apt</td> <td><code>sudo apt update &amp;&amp; sudo apt install tmux</code></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fedora/RHEL/CentOS</td> <td>dnf</td> <td><code>sudo dnf install tmux</code></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Arch Linux</td> <td>pacman</td> <td><code>sudo pacman -S tmux</code></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Alpine Linux</td> <td>apk</td> <td><code>apk add tmux</code></td> </tr> <tr> <td>macOS</td> <td>Homebrew</td> <td><code>brew install tmux</code></td> </tr> <tr> <td>macOS</td> <td>MacPorts</td> <td><code>sudo port install tmux</code></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows (WSL)</td> <td>apt/dnf/pacman</td> <td>Use Linux commands above inside WSL</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows (Git Bash/MSYS2)</td> <td>pacman</td> <td><code>pacman -S tmux</code></td> </tr> <tr> <td>From Source</td> <td>-</td> <td>See instructions below</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h3 id="building-from-source">Building from Source</h3> <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#3c3836;background-color:#fbf1c7;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;"><code class="language-bash" data-lang="bash"><span style="display:flex;"><span><span style="color:#928374;font-style:italic"># Install dependencies (Ubuntu/Debian example; wget and ca-certificates are missing on a minimal install)</span> </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>sudo apt install libevent-dev ncurses-dev build-essential bison pkg-config wget ca-certificates </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span><span style="color:#928374;font-style:italic"># Download and compile (3.7c was the newest release when tested)</span> </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>wget https://github.com/tmux/tmux/releases/download/3.7c/tmux-3.7c.tar.gz </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>tar -xzf tmux-3.7c.tar.gz </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span><span style="color:#b57614">cd</span> tmux-3.7c </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>./configure </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>make </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>sudo make install </span></span></code></pre></div><p>Tested: the same steps built both <code>3.4</code> and <code>3.7c</code> on Ubuntu 24.04 (<code>./configure</code>, <code>make</code> and <code>make install</code> all succeeded). <code>make install</code> puts the binary in <code>/usr/local/bin</code>, which comes before <code>/usr/bin</code> in <code>PATH</code>, so it takes precedence over a packaged tmux.</p>