Greetings, tech enthusiasts! If you’re like me, you’ve probably encountered the multi-window bliss that Tmux brings to your terminal experience. But as with any tool, there comes a time when you need to clean up. You’ve done your work, and now you need to close shop – in other words, you need to kill a Tmux session. Don’t worry though, that’s what I’m here for today. In this blog post, I’m going to walk you through how to properly kill a Tmux session, thereby keeping your workspace neat and tidy. Let’s get to it, shall we?
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Let’s look at how to kill a tmux session by its name.
Kill a tmux session
You can kill a tmux session by running the tmux kill-session command.
To find the list of sessions that are available you can run the comming tmux ls. Pick the name of the session session_name from the output of tmux ls and then to kill the session run the tmux kill-ses command-
$ tmux kill-ses -t session_nameor use tmux kill-session command
$ tmux kill-session -t session_nameYou can also create a tmux session within a tmux session, which will help you create a new session without quitting the existing session.
There you have it, my fellow command line warriors! You’ve now learned how to successfully kill a Tmux session. Remember, while it’s fun (and productive) to have many sessions going, it’s also important to maintain a clean workspace for optimal performance. So go ahead, use your newfound knowledge, manage your Tmux sessions like a pro, and enjoy a clutter-free terminal experience. Until next time, keep coding!
You can also check out the complete tmux cheatsheet of keyboard shortcuts and mouse shortcuts.
