Commands
| Command | Purpose |
|---|---|
start | Start a new session tracked by sess |
save | Save the current tmux session under a name |
list | List sessions with their state, size, and pane count |
open | Restore (or attach to) a saved session |
switch | Open the interactive picker |
attach | Attach to a tmux session already running |
close | Close a running session, keep its snapshot |
delete | Delete a saved snapshot only |
rename | Rename a saved session |
duplicate | Duplicate a saved session under a new name |
status | Show every session's state at a glance |
doctor | Check the health of the installation and storage |
auto-save | Start/stop background auto-save for a session |
prune | Remove corrupt or invalid saved session files |
kill-session / kill-window / kill-server | tmux-style kill commands |
| Picker | Interactive TUI, run with no arguments |
Every command also responds to -h / --help for a quick reminder.
save / open / switch / close / delete / kill-session, at a glance
These six overlap in what they touch, so here's the full picture in one place:
| Command | Touches the live tmux session? | Touches the saved snapshot? |
|---|---|---|
save | reads | creates/updates |
open | creates | reads |
switch | creates or reads, depending on state | reads |
close | kills | — |
delete | — | removes |
kill-session | kills | removes |
close then delete is the deliberate two-step way to fully tear down a
session; kill-session is the one-shot shortcut for the same end result.