Create and Rename Sessions in tmux
From the tmux cheat sheet · Sessions · verified Aug 2026
Create and Rename Sessions
Create a named session and rename it later.
bash
tmux new-session -s api💡 Name sessions by project or task
📌 -d creates the session without attaching
🔍 Session names must be unique on the server
⚡ Ctrl-b $ renames the attached session
sessionscreaterename
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