discovered tmux and I love it.

[moreykz]

On a self hosted dev server.

tmux for persistent terminals
ngrok to ssh in

I discovered this easy dev setup today and I've very happy. That is all.

 

[f33dm3bits]

Be sure to try this plugin then

GitHub - tmux-plugins/tmux-resurrect: Persists tmux environment across system restarts.

Persists tmux environment across system restarts. Contribute to tmux-plugins/tmux-resurrect development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

 

[JasKinasis]

If you're a vim user, another useful tmux plugin is tmux-yank, which allows you to use the keyboard to navigate through tmux's scroll-back buffer (containing output from previous commands) using vim style keybinds and select and yank text to the system clipboard.

GitHub - tmux-plugins/tmux-yank: Tmux plugin for copying to system clipboard. Works on OSX, Linux and Cygwin.

Tmux plugin for copying to system clipboard. Works on OSX, Linux and Cygwin. - tmux-plugins/tmux-yank

github.com

Useful for if you want to copy error messages to the clipboard, to paste into a search engine, or into a text editor, or another application, entirely with the keyboard, without having to resort to using the mouse.

Also, there's a book I recommend, called 'tmux productive mouse free development', which has some great tips for using tmux effectively.

 

[craigevil]

Tmux Cheat Sheet & Quick Reference

GitHub - tmux-plugins/tpm: Tmux Plugin Manager

Tmux Plugin Manager. Contribute to tmux-plugins/tpm development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

GitHub - tmux-plugins/list: A list of tmux plugins.

A list of tmux plugins. Contribute to tmux-plugins/list development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

Setting Up a Better tmux Configuration

tmux is a beast of a tool that I found to be indispensable for my personal developer workflow, but there are a few things that I have added to my tmux configuration to enhance the out-of-the-box experience.

micahkepe.com

tmux Configuration Guide - Master .tmux.conf

Complete .tmux.conf configuration examples with key bindings and customization

tmux.info

Also tmux works well with byobu.

Byobu - Community Help Wiki

Byobu - Documentation

Byobu — Text-based window manager & terminal multiplexer

Byobu is a GPLv3 open source text-based window manager and terminal multiplexer with elegant keybindings, status notifications, and profile management for GNU Screen and tmux.

www.byobu.org

 

[christeen_j]

yeah once you have sessions running in the background that you can access it changes everything. the simplicity is what really hits you

 

[MikeRocor]

I started using screen a few years ago and when it was a primary tool at my work place. While it's not something I use all the time these days, it is super useful for certain situations. I haven't really fooled around with tmux at all but I understand the basic idea is similar to screen. Is there any advantage to one over the other?

 

[JasKinasis]

I started using screen a few years ago and when it was a primary tool at my work place. While it's not something I use all the time these days, it is super useful for certain situations. I haven't really fooled around with tmux at all but I understand the basic idea is similar to screen. Is there any advantage to one over the other?

tmux is still in active development and is regularly updated. Whereas screen tends to get less updates.
tmux has better management for panes/splits. You can easily resize panes and splits. It's also much easier to customise your tmux sessions. You can script the layout, windows/panes and splits. You can fully customise the keybinds. It's more easily extensible and there are some great extensions available for it.