# tmux Setup Pi works inside tmux, but tmux strips modifier information from certain keys by default. Without configuration, `Shift+Enter` and `Ctrl+Enter` are indistinguishable from plain `Enter`. ## Required Configuration Add to `~/.tmux.conf`: ```tmux set -g extended-keys on set -g extended-keys-format csi-u ``` Then restart tmux (not just reload): ```bash tmux kill-server tmux ``` This tells tmux to forward modified key sequences in CSI-u format when an application requests extended key reporting. Pi requests this automatically when Kitty keyboard protocol is not available. ## What This Fixes Without this config, tmux collapses modified enter keys to plain `\r`: | Key | Without config | With config | |-----|---------------|-------------| | Enter | `\r` | `\r` | | Shift+Enter | `\r` | `\x1b[13;2u` | | Ctrl+Enter | `\r` | `\x1b[13;5u` | | Alt/Option+Enter | `\x1b\r` | `\x1b[13;3u` | This affects the default keybindings (`Enter` to submit, `Shift+Enter` for newline) and any custom keybindings using modified enter keys. ## Requirements - tmux 3.2 or later (run `tmux -V` to check) - A terminal emulator that supports extended keys (Ghostty, Kitty, iTerm2, WezTerm, Windows Terminal)