tmux detach
===========

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Date: August 1, 2021

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tmux detach is a handy tmux command that will quit your current session while
keeping it running. The full name of the comamnd is `detach-client`, `detach`
is a shorthand.

default keybinding

```bash
bind-key d detach-client
```

I have mine bound to `mod+d` where mod is alt.

```bash
bind -n M-d detach-client
```

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> for more information on how I navigate tmux, check out this full post

Also check out the full YouTube
[tmux-playlist](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTRNG6WIHETB4reAxbWza3CZeP9KL6Bkr)
to see all of the videos in this series.