terminal setup in linux mint

Updated version

sudo apt-get install tmux

Commands:

In tmux, hit the prefix ctrl+b (my modified prefix is ctrl+a) and then:

Sessions

:new<CR>  new session
s  list sessions
$  name session

Windows (tabs)

c  create window
w  list windows
n  next window
p  previous window
f  find window
,  name window
&  kill window

Panes (splits)

% vertical split " horizontal split o swap panes q show pane numbers x kill pane + break pane into window (e.g. to select text by mouse to copy) - restore pane from window ⍽ space - toggle between layouts

Set up scrolling 
put this command in your ~/.tmux.conf

setw -g mode-mouse on

# Lower escape timing from 500ms to 50ms for quicker response to scroll-buffer access.
set -s escape-time 50