Advanced Features
Updated for tmux 3.4Unlock tmux's full potential with advanced workflows, integrations, and automation. These features build on the basic configuration knowledge.
Last updated: January 23, 2025
🖱️ Mouse Mode
Modern mouse integration for selecting and resizing
Enable comprehensive mouse support with set -g mouse on:
- ✓ Click to select panes
- ✓ Drag borders to resize
- ✓ Click window names to switch
- ✓ Scroll wheel in panes
- ✓ Text selection with auto-copy
💡 Hold Shift (Linux/Windows) or Option (macOS) to bypass mouse mode for traditional terminal copy-paste.
🔄 Pane Synchronization
Type in all panes simultaneously
Perfect for managing multiple servers at once. See this in action in the DevOps workflows:
bash
# Enable synchronization
Ctrl+b :setw synchronize-panes on
# Disable
Ctrl+b :setw synchronize-panes off
# Toggle binding (add to .tmux.conf)
bind S setw synchronize-panes⚡ Great for running identical commands on multiple SSH sessions!
🤝 Pair Programming & Session Sharing
Collaborate in real-time within the same tmux session
Basic Session Sharing
bash
# User A creates session
tmux new-session -s shared
# User B attaches (sees identical view)
tmux attach-session -t shared
# Both users share cursor and see same contentGrouped Sessions (Independent Windows)
bash
# User A creates session
tmux new-session -s alice
# User B joins same group
tmux new-session -s bob -t alice
# Both can switch windows independently while sharing window contentRead-Only Access
bash
# Observer mode (cannot type)
tmux attach-session -t shared -r
# Perfect for live coding demos or debugging sessions