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How can I keep the tmux prefix key pressed between commands?

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Mar 15, 20266843 views
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In GNU screen, I can keep Ctrl+a pressed in between commands. For instance, to change windows I keep Ctrl+a pressed and just keep pressing n without releasing Ctrl+a. Is this doable in tmux? Currently I need to release Ctrl+a in between commands. (By the way, I changed the default prefix from Ctrl+…

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Holding down Control to enter multiple Control-modified keys is fairly standard. I am not sure if there is any kind of standard that controls what a terminal will send when you hold Control+A while also typing Control+N. The ones I tried are all con…

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