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I run Tmux in Vi mode. Vi-like navigation in copy mode works fine. However, I can't select any text. Neither v nor V switches to Vi-like text selecting mode.
What am I missing?
By the way, is it possible to display line numbers in copy mode?
P.S.: I'm running Tmux on Mac OS with Z shell
Mantas
Posted 2010-10-05T12:37:15.000
Reputation: 893
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Short answer: space starts selection and enter copies.
For future reference, I got this from the tmux man page:
Function vi emacs
Back to indentation ^ M-m
Clear selection Escape C-g
Copy selection Enter M-w
Cursor down j Down
Cursor left h Left
Cursor right l Right
Cursor to bottom line L
Cursor to middle line M M-r
Cursor to top line H M-R
Cursor up k Up
Delete entire line d C-u
Delete to end of line D C-k
End of line $ C-e
Goto line : g
Half page down C-d M-Down
Half page up C-u M-Up
Next page C-f Page down
Next word w M-f
Paste buffer p C-y
Previous page C-b Page up
Previous word b M-b
Quit mode q Escape
Scroll down C-Down or J C-Down
Scroll up C-Up or K C-Up
Search again n n
Search backward ? C-r
Search forward / C-s
Start of line 0 C-a
Start selection Space C-Space
Transpose chars C-t
Update: The tmux list-keys command will also list any custom key bindings you have.
bluehavana
Posted 2010-10-05T12:37:15.000
Reputation: 1 046
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You use space bar for the beginning of the selection and enter for the end.
copy:
paste:
nonameentername
Posted 2010-10-05T12:37:15.000
Reputation: 701
24
You can also set up your .tmux.conf file by adding :
# Use v to trigger selection
bind-key -T copy-mode-vi v send-keys -X begin-selection
# Use y to yank current selection
bind-key -T copy-mode-vi y send-keys -X copy-selection-and-cancel
which will enable 'v' and 'y' to enter visual mode and copy, like in vim.
(Source)
Manur
Posted 2010-10-05T12:37:15.000
Reputation: 341
1I'm getting "command not found: bind-key" in tmux 1.9a – Olivier Lalonde – 2015-01-09T07:01:33.117
Oops, I put it in my .zshrc by accident, nvm :) – Olivier Lalonde – 2015-01-09T07:06:10.563
7This stuff's changed in newer Tmux versions. It's now bind-key -T copy-mode-vi ... – Steven Lu – 2017-01-20T19:11:15.933
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Upstream (2.4+) tmux changed how to bind for begin selection. To create a binding for what the OP is asking use -T and send-keys with -X:
# Use v to trigger selection
bind-key -T copy-mode-vi v send-keys -X begin-selection
# Use y to yank current selection
bind-key -T copy-mode-vi y send-keys -X copy-selection-and-cancel
p1100i
Posted 2010-10-05T12:37:15.000
Reputation: 700
My tmux copy-mode just stopped working completely and I couldn't work it out, this fixed it. – GTF – 2017-05-09T13:35:40.843
tmux upgrades break my configs more often than I'd like... :-( – Ciro Santilli 新疆改造中心法轮功六四事件 – 2017-09-25T07:49:56.370
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I find entering vi mode easily to be my bottleneck for which I use the following:
setw -g mode-keys vi
set-window-option -g mode-keys vi
unbind [
bind-key -n F2 copy-mode
Paul
Posted 2010-10-05T12:37:15.000
Reputation: 141
1This should be the answer. It could be improved by explaining entering/leaving copy mode. – mcsilvio – 2015-03-25T01:19:43.617
2Great, brief answer. Just a note to fellow vi[m] neophytes: If you're using a modal editor or command line, you're going to want to make sure you're in insert mode before attempting to paste using the aformentioned
Ctrl+b+]. Obvious in retrospect, but sent me back and forth a few times until I cottoned on. – J.M. Janzen – 2016-08-07T19:32:06.447I think the formatting and conciseness would be an awesome replacement for the the "short answer" section in my answer. Is there a way to combine answers that gives credit where credit is due? – bluehavana – 2017-10-28T21:45:55.153
hmm... thinking further, I guess two answers are more appropriate, would just like to have this above the fold somehow. – bluehavana – 2017-10-28T21:53:47.660