tmux: terminal multiplexing basics
Run and switch between multiple terminal sessions inside a single window.
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Not pentest-specific, but genuinely useful mid-engagement. Juggling a listener, an active session, and a scan in parallel is much less painful inside tmux than across a pile of terminal tabs or windows.
Basics
tmux # start a new session
# then, all with the prefix Ctrl+B first:
Ctrl+B c # create a new window
Ctrl+B <number> # jump to window N
Ctrl+B ' # prompt for a window number above 9Each window gets a numeric ID shown at the bottom of the screen.
Why use it
Related
- Netcat: keep listeners running in their own window
- Bind shells and reverse shells: listener, shell and scan side by side
- Metasploit Framework: msfconsole alongside other terminals