Choose a Layout in tmux

From the tmux cheat sheet ยท Layouts ยท verified Aug 2026

Choose a Layout

Cycle or select a built-in pane layout.

bash
# Ctrl-b Space  cycle layouts
โšก Ctrl-b Space cycles built-in layouts
๐Ÿ’ก tiled is useful for many equal panes
๐Ÿ” Layouts apply to the current window
๐Ÿ“Œ Manual resizing changes the active layout string
layoutspanesarrangement

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