tmux-kill-session: Terminate a tmux session

Overview

tmux-kill-session is useful for cleaning up sessions in the tmux environment that are no longer needed. Using this command allows you to free up unnecessary resources and maintain a clean work environment. However, you should be careful not to accidentally terminate important tasks.

Key Features

Terminate by specific session name or ID
Terminate all active sessions at once
Clean up unnecessary tmux session resources

Key Options

tmux-kill-session primarily uses options to specify the session to be terminated.

Specify Session

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Usage Examples

Various usage examples for the tmux-kill-session command.

Terminate a session by specific name

tmux kill-session -t my_session

Terminates the tmux session named 'my_session'.

Terminate a session by specific ID

tmux kill-session -t 0

Terminates the tmux session with ID '0'. Session IDs can be found using the 'tmux list-sessions' command.

Terminate all active sessions

tmux kill-session -a

Terminates all currently running tmux sessions. This command will halt all operations, so it should be used with extreme caution.

Check sessions before terminating

tmux list-sessions && tmux kill-session -t my_session

First, check the list of currently active sessions with 'tmux list-sessions', then terminate the 'my_session' session.

Installation

tmux-kill-session is part of the tmux package. Since it's not provided by default on most Linux distributions and macOS, if you don't have tmux installed, you can install it using the following commands:

Debian/Ubuntu (APT)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install tmux

Installs tmux on Debian or Ubuntu-based systems.

Fedora/CentOS (DNF/YUM)

sudo dnf install tmux

Installs tmux on Fedora or CentOS-based systems.

Arch Linux (Pacman)

sudo pacman -S tmux

Installs tmux on Arch Linux-based systems.

macOS (Homebrew)

brew install tmux

Installs tmux on macOS using Homebrew.

Tips & Precautions

Useful tips and points to be cautious about when using tmux-kill-session.

Check before terminating a session

To prevent accidentally terminating important tasks, it is recommended to always check the list of active sessions with the `tmux list-sessions` command before terminating a session.

Check the name or ID of the session to terminate using `tmux list-sessions`
Double-check if it is the session you are currently working on

Caution when terminating all sessions

The `tmux kill-session -a` command terminates all currently running tmux sessions, which can interrupt all ongoing work. This option should be used with extreme caution.

Ensure all work is saved before terminating all sessions
If it is a shared tmux server used by other users, be aware that it may affect their work as well