Copy Mode
COMMAND
DESCRIPTION
Ctrl + B
-> :setw -g mode-keys vi
Use vi keys in the buffer (vi: vim editor)
Ctrl + B
-> [
Enter copy mode
↑
Scroll up
↓
Scroll down
q
Quit copy mode
0
Go to beginning of line
$
Go to end of line
g
Go to first line
G
Go to last line
h
Move cursor left
j
Move cursor down
k
Move cursor up
l
Move cursor right
b
Traverse text content backward, cursor on first character of each word
e
Traverse text content forward, cursor on last character of each word
w
Traverse text content one word at a time
/
Search forward
?
Search backward
n
Next keyword occurrence
N
Previous keyword occurrence
[Spacebar]
Begin selection
[Enter]
Copy selection
ESC
Clear selection
Ctrl + B
-> ]
Paste selection
Ctrl + B
-> :show-buffer
Display buffer_0 contents
Ctrl + B
-> :capture-pane
Copy whole visible contents of the pane to a buffer
Ctrl + B
-> :list-buffers
Show all buffers
Ctrl + B
-> :choose-buffer
Show all buffers and paste selected
Ctrl + B
-> :save-buffer buf.txt
Save buffer contents to buf.txt
Ctrl + B
-> :delete-buffer -b 1
Delete buffer_1
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