How do you swap one large tmux pane with several smaller ones?
In other word: from an arrangement like A – to an arrangement like B:
A ┊ B
┏───────────────────────┓ ┊ ┌───────┬───────┬───────┐
│ │ ┊ │ │ │ │
│ 1 │ ┊ │ 2 │ 3 │ 4 │
│ │ ┊ │ │ │ │
┡───────┬───────┬───────┩ ┊ ┢───────┴───────┴───────┪
│ │ │ │ ┊ │ │
│ 2 │ 3 │ 4 │ ┊ │ 1 │
│ │ │ │ ┊ │ │
└───────┴───────┴───────┘ ┊ ┗───────────────────────┛
There are plenty of resources covering similar operations, but not quite this.
- ↑ / ↓ / ← / → moves the focus to another pane.
- alt + ↑ / ↓ / ← / → adjusts their dimensions.
- Space cycles various pane layouts / arrangements.
- { / } shoves individual panes left / right – but that just forces a direct swap, like:
A ┊ C
┏───────────────────────┓ ┊ ┌───────────────────────┐
│ │ ┊ │ │
│ 1 │ ┊ │ 2 │
│ │ ┊ │ │
┡───────┬───────┬───────┩ ┊ ┢───────┱───────┬───────┤
│ │ │ │ ┊ │ │ │ │
│ 2 │ 3 │ 4 │ ┊ │ 1 │ 3 │ 4 │
│ │ │ │ ┊ │ │ │ │
└───────┴───────┴───────┘ ┊ ┗───────┹───────┴───────┘
