---
title: "tmux new-session"
description: "https://youtu.be/LbQNdCAUogE"
date: 2021-08-01
published: true
template: blog-post
---


[https://youtu.be/LbQNdCAUogE](https://youtu.be/LbQNdCAUogE){.youtube-embed}

This one starts a new chapter in our series that is going to open up a whole
new set of workflow productivity options, understanding how the `new-session`
command is a critical command in our adventure into tmux glory.  This is going
to open the door for some seriously game changing hotkeys and scripting.

``` bash
# create a new session
tmux new-session

# create a new session detached
tmux new-session -d


# create a new session and name it
tmux new-session -s me

# create a new named session and attach to it if one exists
tmux new-session -As me
```

<a href="/tmux-nav-2021/" class="wikilink" data-title="How I navigate tmux in 2021" data-description="change_speed = (speed) =&gt; [...document.querySelectorAll(&#39;video&#39;)].map(v =&gt; v.playbackRate=v.playbackRate+speed)" data-date="2021-05-11">How I navigate tmux in 2021</a>

> 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.