How to search backwards on tmux
How to search backwards/upwards on tmux.
To enable tmux scroll back history press:
Ctrl + b
and then [
.
That's the Control key, and b
, let go, and then press [
(the left square bracket).
You'll then be able to scroll backward/forward. But how do you search?
Hint: To go back and undo what you've done press q
.
How to search tmux history
After pressing Ctrl + b
then [
.
To search, press Ctrl + s
this will bring up the default (search down) behaviour:
How to search up tmux history (search backwards)
After pressing Ctrl + b
then [
.
To search backwards, press Ctrl + r
, and now you can search up
instead of down.
Hint: To keep iterating through search matches, press n
to go to the 'next' match.
See also "search copy mode" by Dennis Williamson on Stackoverflow