Tmux: accidentally suspended client... how do revive it

[nnako]

I have a tmux environment with four windows. Each window accessible by pressing <CTRL> + <B> and then <0> to <3>. In each window, I use two panes, one on the left and one on the right within the respective window. In window "2" I run vim on the left and an ordinary bash console on the right. In the status line (footer) of the session I saw this picture:

[gateway] 0:BASH 1:FILE 2:VIM* 3:MGT (here the vim pane was in focus)

The asterisk * showing the active window as being 2:VIM. Everything fine.

Now, I accidentally suspended the "client" by using the hotkeys <CTRL> + <B> / <CTRL> + <Z>, originally intending to suspend the "session" (and not the "client"). So, the vim pane closed in the window 2:VIM. Leaving the status row (footer) like this:

[gateway] 0:BASH 1:FILE 2:VIM*Z 3:MGT (please note the new "Z" at window "2")

As I have some open (un-saved) documents within that suspended "client" vim, I need to revive the "client" somehow, but can not find any option to do this within tmux. As the vim client does not seem to have a parent bash console accessible, I don't see it anymore and so can not send an appropriate signal to wake it up.

What activities are possible to revive my "client"?

[leorosa]

Try the following:
tmux list-sessions to the existing sessions. You "revive" one by its number, using
tmux attach-session -t N, where N will be 0, in the case of only one session as you described.

[nicm]

I think you pressed C-b Z not C-b C-z. Just press C-b Z again to unzoom the pane.

[nnako]

@nicm great. Thank you. You saved my work.

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