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tmux Copy Mode, Scrollback, and Clipboard/Scroll up half a page

Send a copy-mode command to the current pane.

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Section: Copy mode and scrolling

Scroll up half a page

bash
bash
tmux send-keys -X halfpage-up
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Useful for scripts or custom key bindings.

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