Tryhackme Free Walk-through Room: REmux The Tmux
Task 1: Tmux practice machine
Username: tux
Password: tmuxwithremux
Task 2: Starting tmux “Sessions” and default tmux “prefix”
Question: Do the ctrl and b keys need to be held down the whole time with every commands to work? yea/nay
Answer: nay
Question: How to start tmux with the session with the name “thm”?
Answer: tmux new -s thm
Question: How to change the current tmux session name?
Answer: ctrl b shift $
Question: How to quit a tmux session without closing the session? To attach back later.
Answer: ctrl b s
Question: How to list all tmux sessions?
Answer: tmux ls
Question: How to reattach to a detached tmux session with the session name of “thm”
Answer: tmux a -t thm
Question: How to create a new tmux session from your current tmux session with the name kali?
Answer: tmux new -s kali -d
Question: How to switch between two or more tmux sessions without detaching from the current tmux session?
Answer: ctrl b s
Question: How do you force kill the tmux session named “thm” if it’s not responsive from a new terminal window or tmux session?
Answer: tmux kill-session -t thm
Question: Within a nested tmux session. A second tmux session within the first one. How to change the session name of the second/internal tmux session?
Answer: ctrl b ctrl b shift $
Question: How to get into a tmux prompt to run/type tmux commands?
Answer: ctrl b shift :
Question: Are there more than one way to exit a tmux prompt? yea/nay
Answer: yea
Question: Is tmux case sensitive. Will hitting the caps lock break tmux? yea/nay
Answer: yea
Question: Within tmux prompt or command mode how would you change the tmux directory? Where a new window or pane will start from the changed directory of /opt.
Answer: a -c /opt
Question: How to kill all tmux sessions accept the one currently in use? With the name “notes”.
Answer: tmux kill-session -t notes -a
Task 3: Manage tmux “Panes”
Question: How to create a new pane split horizontally?
Answer: ctrl b shift “
Question: How to close a tmux pane like closing a ssh session?
Answer: exit
Question: How to create a new pane split vertically?
Answer: ctrl b shift %
Question: How to cycle between tmux pre built layout options? Starting with the number 1.
Answer: ctrl b esc 1
Question: How to cycle/toggle between tmux layouts, one at a time?
Answer: ctrl b spacebar
Question: How to force quit a frozen, crashed or borked pane?
Answer: ctrl b x y
Question: How to move between the two must used tmux panes for the current tmux window?
Answer: ctrl b ;
Question: Can you use the arrow to move to the desired pane? yea/nay
Answer: yea
Question: How to move the currently selected pane clockwise?
Answer: ctrl b shift {
Question: How to move the currently selected pane counter-clockwise
Answer: ctrl b shift }
Question: Before using swap-pane. How to check for which pane has what number?
Answer: ctrl b q
Question: How to swap two panes and move with the swapped pane? Within tmux prompt mode. 1 -> 3 location
Answer: swap-pane -s 3 -t
Question: How to swap two panes without changing the currently selected pane location? Within tmux prompt mode. 1 -> 4 pane number
Answer: swap-pane -s 4 -t
Task 4: Manage tmux “Windows”
Question: How to create a new empty tmux window?
Answer: ctrl b c
Question: How to change the currently select window’s name?
Answer: ctrl b ,
Question: How to move the currently selected pane to it’s own tmux window?
Answer: ctrl b shift !
Question: How to fuse two panes together with the “source” window of “bash”? After entering a tmux prompt?
Answer: join-pane -s bash
Question: How to fuse two panes together with the “destination” window of “sudo”? After entering a tmux prompt?
Answer: join-pane -t sudo
Question: What option can added with question 4 and 5 to fuse together vertically?
Answer: -v
Question: What option can added with question 4 and 5 to fuse together horizontally?
Answer: -h
Question: With join-pane can you use the window number instead of the window’s name? yea/nay
Answer: yea
Question: How to kill or completely close a window. Including all the panes open on that window. If it’s unresponsive?
Answer: ctrl b shift &
Question: How to view and cycle between all the tmux windows for the current tmux session without detaching from the current session?
Answer: ctrl b w
Question: How to move back to the previous tmux window?
Answer: ctrl b n
Question: How to move up to the next tmux window?
Answer: ctrl b p
Task 5: Tmux “copy” mode
Question: How to start copy mode?
Answer: ctrl b [
Question: While in copy mode. How to search/grep up the wall of terminal text?
Answer: ctrl r
Question: While in copy mode. How to search/grep down the wall of terminal text?
Answer: ctrl s
Question: How to exit search up or search down within copy mode?
Answer: esc
Question: What single key can also be used to to exit out of copy mode.
Answer: q
Question: After starting copy mode. How do you enable text highlighting to select for text copying?
Answer: ctrl spacebar
Question: After selecting the text you want to copy. How do copy it?
Answer: alt w
Question: When in a terminal text editor. How to paste from the tmux clipboard?
Answer: ctrl b ]
Question: How to double check what is currently copied to the tmux clipboard
Answer: ctrl b shift #
Task 6: Oh My Tmux and beyond
Question: Does tmux have a default tmux.conf config file? yea/nay
Answer: nay
Question: Where can you find examples for custom tmux.conf config files?
Answer: /usr/share/doc/tmux
Question: Can you use Hex color codes in place of the color name? yea/nay
Answer: yea
Question: What directory must the .tmux.conf be put in to work with the next tmux session
Answer: home
Question: How would you update tmux changes without quitting the tmux session from a tmux prompt?
Answer: source-file~/.tmux.conf
Question: How to completely reset tmux to its default and kill all sessions? If the .tmux.conf is borked.
Answer: :tmux kill-server
Question: How would you select addition hotkeys. Without overwriting the default hotkey?
Answer: bind
Question: How would you change the prefix to Ctrl a?
Answer: set -g prefix C-a
Question: Can you display shell command output. From a script or one line command? yea/nay
Answer: yea
Question: How would you load a plugin into a tmux config file?
Answer: set -g @ plugin
Question: How can you run the desired plugin after loading it?
Answer: run-shell
Task 7: Oreo’s open-source .tmux.conf file
