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switch-client

Short form: switchc

Switch the current client to a different session.

Synopsis

bash
tmux switch-client [-ElnprZ] [-c target-client] [-t target-session] [-T key-table]

Options

FlagDescription
-lSwitch to last session
-nSwitch to next session
-pSwitch to previous session
-t target-sessionSwitch to specified session

Examples

Switch to session 'dev'

bash
tmux switch-client -t dev

Switch to next session

bash
tmux switchc -n

Switch to last used session

bash
tmux switchc -l

Default Keybinding

Prefix + ( or ) for prev/next, Prefix + s for picker

Default prefix is Ctrl+b

Pro Tips

  • Use Prefix + s for an interactive session picker
  • Prefix + ( and ) cycle through sessions quickly