How can I create a shortcut to resize panes in a tmux window?

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I am having lots of issues with tmux in mac.

Another problem I have is that I can not bind a key in my tmux.conf to be able to resize my panes.

What I need is the CTRL-b: resize-pane -U 10 I currently do to increase the size of the pane upwards in 10 cells (or downwards or left or right) to be done by a key shortcut and not to actually have to type this over and over (which I currently do unfortunately).

But I can not find a way to configure this since in mac it seems that CTRL and other keys work diffently than linux.

Can anyone please help out? I have been trying too long to figure this out and for my first Mac I am really starting to dislike them.....

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In ~/.tmux.conf:

bind e resize-pane -U 10

Then, tmux source-file ~/.tmux.conf. (another useful shortcut: use the same principle).

edited 2 mins ago

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answered Jul 4 '13 at 19:40

Emanuel Berg

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1) So bind e resize-pane -U 10 is one line in tmux that binds the key e with the resize? Should I have pressed the ctrl-b before e? 2) I am not sure what you mean with tmux source-file ~/.tmux.conf. Doesn't tmux read the home directory's conf file?
â€“Â Jim
Jul 4 '13 at 19:43

@Jim: Yes, you hit the prefix key first. Then e. Yes, tmux does that, but it is faster to have it as a shortcut as well, so you don't have to restart tmux every time you make an improvement/extension in/to the init file.
â€“Â Emanuel Berg
Jul 4 '13 at 19:44

So tmux source-file ~/.tmux.conf is another line in tmux.conf?
â€“Â Jim
Jul 4 '13 at 19:46

@Jim: No, that would be something you type. In the init file, it could look like this: bind u source-file ~/.tmux.conf if you want this for u.
â€“Â Emanuel Berg
Jul 4 '13 at 19:50

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why are you using bind and not bind-key?
â€“Â Charlie Parker
Jan 28 '16 at 22:04

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Below are my keybindings that let me resize a pane.

It uses Alt + direction, where the keys for the directions are known from Vim:


 k
h l 
 j

# Resize the current pane using Alt + direction
bind -n M-k resize-pane -U 5
bind -n M-j resize-pane -D 5
bind -n M-h resize-pane -L 5
bind -n M-l resize-pane -R 5

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In ~/.tmux.conf:

bind e resize-pane -U 10

Then, tmux source-file ~/.tmux.conf. (another useful shortcut: use the same principle).

edited 2 mins ago

Mateen Ulhaq

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answered Jul 4 '13 at 19:40

Emanuel Berg

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1

1) So bind e resize-pane -U 10 is one line in tmux that binds the key e with the resize? Should I have pressed the ctrl-b before e? 2) I am not sure what you mean with tmux source-file ~/.tmux.conf. Doesn't tmux read the home directory's conf file?
â€“Â Jim
Jul 4 '13 at 19:43

@Jim: Yes, you hit the prefix key first. Then e. Yes, tmux does that, but it is faster to have it as a shortcut as well, so you don't have to restart tmux every time you make an improvement/extension in/to the init file.
â€“Â Emanuel Berg
Jul 4 '13 at 19:44

So tmux source-file ~/.tmux.conf is another line in tmux.conf?
â€“Â Jim
Jul 4 '13 at 19:46

@Jim: No, that would be something you type. In the init file, it could look like this: bind u source-file ~/.tmux.conf if you want this for u.
â€“Â Emanuel Berg
Jul 4 '13 at 19:50

1

why are you using bind and not bind-key?
â€“Â Charlie Parker
Jan 28 '16 at 22:04

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up vote
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In ~/.tmux.conf:

bind e resize-pane -U 10

Then, tmux source-file ~/.tmux.conf. (another useful shortcut: use the same principle).

edited 2 mins ago

Mateen Ulhaq

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answered Jul 4 '13 at 19:40

Emanuel Berg

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1

1) So bind e resize-pane -U 10 is one line in tmux that binds the key e with the resize? Should I have pressed the ctrl-b before e? 2) I am not sure what you mean with tmux source-file ~/.tmux.conf. Doesn't tmux read the home directory's conf file?
â€“Â Jim
Jul 4 '13 at 19:43

@Jim: Yes, you hit the prefix key first. Then e. Yes, tmux does that, but it is faster to have it as a shortcut as well, so you don't have to restart tmux every time you make an improvement/extension in/to the init file.
â€“Â Emanuel Berg
Jul 4 '13 at 19:44

So tmux source-file ~/.tmux.conf is another line in tmux.conf?
â€“Â Jim
Jul 4 '13 at 19:46

@Jim: No, that would be something you type. In the init file, it could look like this: bind u source-file ~/.tmux.conf if you want this for u.
â€“Â Emanuel Berg
Jul 4 '13 at 19:50

1

why are you using bind and not bind-key?
â€“Â Charlie Parker
Jan 28 '16 at 22:04

Â |Â
show 2 more comments

up vote
3
down vote

accepted

In ~/.tmux.conf:

bind e resize-pane -U 10

Then, tmux source-file ~/.tmux.conf. (another useful shortcut: use the same principle).

edited 2 mins ago

Mateen Ulhaq

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answered Jul 4 '13 at 19:40

Emanuel Berg

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In ~/.tmux.conf:

bind e resize-pane -U 10

Then, tmux source-file ~/.tmux.conf. (another useful shortcut: use the same principle).

edited 2 mins ago

Mateen Ulhaq

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answered Jul 4 '13 at 19:40

Emanuel Berg

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edited 2 mins ago

Mateen Ulhaq

1897

edited 2 mins ago

Mateen Ulhaq

1897

edited 2 mins ago

Mateen Ulhaq

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answered Jul 4 '13 at 19:40

Emanuel Berg

3,60452852

answered Jul 4 '13 at 19:40

Emanuel Berg

3,60452852

answered Jul 4 '13 at 19:40

Emanuel Berg

3,60452852

1

1) So bind e resize-pane -U 10 is one line in tmux that binds the key e with the resize? Should I have pressed the ctrl-b before e? 2) I am not sure what you mean with tmux source-file ~/.tmux.conf. Doesn't tmux read the home directory's conf file?
â€“Â Jim
Jul 4 '13 at 19:43

@Jim: Yes, you hit the prefix key first. Then e. Yes, tmux does that, but it is faster to have it as a shortcut as well, so you don't have to restart tmux every time you make an improvement/extension in/to the init file.
â€“Â Emanuel Berg
Jul 4 '13 at 19:44

So tmux source-file ~/.tmux.conf is another line in tmux.conf?
â€“Â Jim
Jul 4 '13 at 19:46

@Jim: No, that would be something you type. In the init file, it could look like this: bind u source-file ~/.tmux.conf if you want this for u.
â€“Â Emanuel Berg
Jul 4 '13 at 19:50

1

why are you using bind and not bind-key?
â€“Â Charlie Parker
Jan 28 '16 at 22:04

Â |Â
show 2 more comments

1

1) So bind e resize-pane -U 10 is one line in tmux that binds the key e with the resize? Should I have pressed the ctrl-b before e? 2) I am not sure what you mean with tmux source-file ~/.tmux.conf. Doesn't tmux read the home directory's conf file?
â€“Â Jim
Jul 4 '13 at 19:43

@Jim: Yes, you hit the prefix key first. Then e. Yes, tmux does that, but it is faster to have it as a shortcut as well, so you don't have to restart tmux every time you make an improvement/extension in/to the init file.
â€“Â Emanuel Berg
Jul 4 '13 at 19:44

So tmux source-file ~/.tmux.conf is another line in tmux.conf?
â€“Â Jim
Jul 4 '13 at 19:46

@Jim: No, that would be something you type. In the init file, it could look like this: bind u source-file ~/.tmux.conf if you want this for u.
â€“Â Emanuel Berg
Jul 4 '13 at 19:50

1

why are you using bind and not bind-key?
â€“Â Charlie Parker
Jan 28 '16 at 22:04

1) So bind e resize-pane -U 10 is one line in tmux that binds the key e with the resize? Should I have pressed the ctrl-b before e? 2) I am not sure what you mean with tmux source-file ~/.tmux.conf. Doesn't tmux read the home directory's conf file?
â€“Â Jim
Jul 4 '13 at 19:43

@Jim: Yes, you hit the prefix key first. Then e. Yes, tmux does that, but it is faster to have it as a shortcut as well, so you don't have to restart tmux every time you make an improvement/extension in/to the init file.
â€“Â Emanuel Berg
Jul 4 '13 at 19:44

So tmux source-file ~/.tmux.conf is another line in tmux.conf?
â€“Â Jim
Jul 4 '13 at 19:46

@Jim: No, that would be something you type. In the init file, it could look like this: bind u source-file ~/.tmux.conf if you want this for u.
â€“Â Emanuel Berg
Jul 4 '13 at 19:50

why are you using bind and not bind-key?
â€“Â Charlie Parker
Jan 28 '16 at 22:04

Â |Â
show 2 more comments

up vote
1
down vote

Below are my keybindings that let me resize a pane.

It uses Alt + direction, where the keys for the directions are known from Vim:


 k
h l 
 j

# Resize the current pane using Alt + direction
bind -n M-k resize-pane -U 5
bind -n M-j resize-pane -D 5
bind -n M-h resize-pane -L 5
bind -n M-l resize-pane -R 5

edited Nov 17 '17 at 7:10

answered Nov 15 '17 at 13:56

Matthias Braun

1,72211120

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up vote
1
down vote

Below are my keybindings that let me resize a pane.

It uses Alt + direction, where the keys for the directions are known from Vim:


 k
h l 
 j

# Resize the current pane using Alt + direction
bind -n M-k resize-pane -U 5
bind -n M-j resize-pane -D 5
bind -n M-h resize-pane -L 5
bind -n M-l resize-pane -R 5

edited Nov 17 '17 at 7:10

answered Nov 15 '17 at 13:56

Matthias Braun

1,72211120

add a commentÂ |Â

up vote
1
down vote

Below are my keybindings that let me resize a pane.

It uses Alt + direction, where the keys for the directions are known from Vim:


 k
h l 
 j

# Resize the current pane using Alt + direction
bind -n M-k resize-pane -U 5
bind -n M-j resize-pane -D 5
bind -n M-h resize-pane -L 5
bind -n M-l resize-pane -R 5

edited Nov 17 '17 at 7:10

answered Nov 15 '17 at 13:56

Matthias Braun

1,72211120

Below are my keybindings that let me resize a pane.

It uses Alt + direction, where the keys for the directions are known from Vim:


 k
h l 
 j

# Resize the current pane using Alt + direction
bind -n M-k resize-pane -U 5
bind -n M-j resize-pane -D 5
bind -n M-h resize-pane -L 5
bind -n M-l resize-pane -R 5

edited Nov 17 '17 at 7:10

answered Nov 15 '17 at 13:56

Matthias Braun

1,72211120

edited Nov 17 '17 at 7:10

answered Nov 15 '17 at 13:56

Matthias Braun

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answered Nov 15 '17 at 13:56

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