What am I doing wrong? I am doing a lab for my linux class and when I open the tmux tool to create a pseudo terminal. It opens correctly and everything checks out. When I press cntrl+b immediately followed by % sign to create a new BASH window split vertically it flashes and just leaves the letter b. What does this mean? I will copy and paste the lab steps below for reference. Step 9: At the command prompt, type tmux and press Enter to start the tmux tool. Next, type who and press Enter. Does the tmux tool turn your tty5 terminal into a pseudo terminal session? Step 10: Press the Ctrl+b keys and then immediately press % (percent) to create a new BASH window split horizontally. Next, press the Ctrl+b keys again and then immediately press " (double quote) to create a third BASH window split vertically. Step 11: Press the Ctrl+b keys and then use a keyboard arrow key (up, down, left, right) of your choice to navigate between the windows. Repeat this to navigate among all three BASH windows within your tty5 terminal.
tmux tutorials say that should work. Is you keyboard layout set incorrectly? If you press the % key, does it make percent sign? Are tmux setting the default, no altered hotkeys or other customizations? If this does not help, ask your lab instructor.
The issue might be due to timing or a keyboard configuration problem. Make sure you press Ctrl+b and then % quickly together. If it still doesn't work, check your terminal settings or try using a different terminal emulator. If you continue having issues, consider rebinding the split commands in your ~/.tmux.conf file.
My understanding is all three keys should not be pressed together. First Ctrl+b together, then release those and press %. Are you writing these answers yourself or copying answers from AI-Bot?
You're having trouble with tmux when trying to split windows using Ctrl+b and %. It could be a timing issue or a keyboard configuration problem. Make sure to release Ctrl+b before pressing %. Check your keyboard layout and try a different terminal emulator if needed. Also, review your ~/.tmux.conf file for any altered split commands
