On Tue, Jul 07, 2009 at 11:28:09AM +0200, Didier Wiroth wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I would like to migrate from screen to tmux. May be I'm to tired ...
> but, I've been trying to detach from a tmux session without success,
> using "CTRL-b + d" results in exiting the session not detaching it.
> (I'm holding "CTRL and B", and the I press D", I have to press
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> several times as nothing happens and after a few times the session
> is of course excited, like if I wouldn't hold the B key ... :-/ )
You should:
- press and hold Ctrl
- press and release b (not B)
- release Ctrl
- press and release d
It sounds like you are trying to hit three keys at once, which doesn't
work (reliably).
Joachim