From 355d2bdc7513547cbc224236c9262e58fb090f5d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Gregory Pakosz <gregory.pakosz@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2017 21:19:14 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] explained the concept of prefix and command keys for
 newcomers. Closes #54

---
 README.md | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7a7c9b7..bdb09a4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,6 +52,14 @@ Features
 [Facebook PathPicker]: https://facebook.github.io/PathPicker/
 [Urlview]: https://packages.debian.org/stable/misc/urlview
 
+tmux may be controlled from an attached client by using a key combination of a
+prefix key, followed by a command key. This configuration uses `C-a` as a
+secondary prefix while keeping `C-b` as the default prefix. In the following
+list of key bindings:
+  - `<prefix>` means you have to either hit <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>a</kbd> or <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>b</kbd>
+  - `<prefix> c` means you have to hit <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>a</kbd> or <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>b</kbd> followed by <kbd>c</kbd>
+  - `<prefix> C-c` means you have to hit <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>a</kbd> or <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>b</kbd> followed by <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>c</kbd>
+
 This configuration uses the following bindings:
 
  - `<prefix> C-c` creates a new session