Resize, Zoom, and Close Panes in tmux
From the tmux cheat sheet · Panes · verified Aug 2026
Resize, Zoom, and Close Panes
Adjust pane space or focus on one pane.
bash
# Ctrl-b z toggle zoom
# Ctrl-b x kill pane⚡ Zoom keeps the layout while focusing one pane
⚠️ Ctrl-b x asks before killing the pane
💡 Exit the shell for a normal pane shutdown
🔍 resize-pane accepts direction and cell count
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