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Re: Tools I Use - tmux

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Post by jodrellblank »

I tried tmux earlier today and found a very nice feature:

I have an SSH session to a remote linux server from my computer, then connect a new SSH session from my BlackBerry, and run 'tmux attach' in it.

The tmux session on the computer resizes to the size of the BlackBerry terminal, and both PuTTY and BBSSH show the same content, and both can interact with it.

Disconnect the BB, and the computer terminal resizes back to what it was.

Re: Tools I Use - tmux

#12

Post by te_chris »

So I've recently got into using vim and quite like the split screen features. How would I mix something like this in for doing day to day running commands and editing stuff with a vim split screen workflow?

Sorry if this seems like a difficult question, but even stories of how people manage this would be great :)

Re: Tools I Use - tmux

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Post by tobych »

jodrellblank wrote: post #11

I tried tmux earlier today and found a very nice feature: I have an SSH session to a remote linux server from my computer, then connect a new SSH session from my BlackBerry, and run 'tmux attach' in it. The tmux session on the computer resizes to the size of the BlackBerry terminal, and both PuTTY and BBSSH show the same content, and both can interact with it. Disconnect the BB, and the computer terminal resizes back…

I do the same from my Android phone (using ConnectBot): I can run some long-running process and keep an eye on it while I'm out in the kitchen making a cup of tea. When I'm back in the office, I detach the Android session.

Re: Tools I Use - tmux

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Post by bricestacey »

te_chris wrote: post #12

So I've recently got into using vim and quite like the split screen features. How would I mix something like this in for doing day to day running commands and editing stuff with a vim split screen workflow? Sorry if this seems like a difficult question, but even stories of how people manage this would be great :)

I am a tmux/vim user and I find this a constant problem. Split tmux panes don't allow your vim windows to communicate with each other (you could always fallback to using the system buffer, though that is often insufficient). Yet, split vim windows don't allow a shell in a single window.

Re: Tools I Use - tmux

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Post by mminer »

tkrajcar wrote: post #10

I use screen regularly, but mostly to be able to attach and detach to sessions as I move between work, home, etc. tmux users frequently tout its ability to do nifty split screens and other window management, but I'm not sure I understand the value of doing this over just starting another iterm2 window/tab and using regular window management tools. Cmd-tilde or Cmd-tab is one less key than Ctrl-a, h.... :) What am I m…

Additionally, iTerm2 supports splitting windows vertically and horizontally, with niceties like dimming inactive panes. However, not all terminal applications support this. When I move from my laptop to a public computer to my iPad I appreciate a consistent experience. If you don't use split windows in the first place then tmux's functionality won't thrill you, but as someone who logs into my dev machine from multiple locations I prefer to rely on the actual terminal application and host operating system as little as possible for window management.

Re: Tools I Use - tmux

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Post by bricestacey »

tkrajcar wrote: post #10

I use screen regularly, but mostly to be able to attach and detach to sessions as I move between work, home, etc. tmux users frequently tout its ability to do nifty split screens and other window management, but I'm not sure I understand the value of doing this over just starting another iterm2 window/tab and using regular window management tools. Cmd-tilde or Cmd-tab is one less key than Ctrl-a, h.... :) What am I m…

If you do dev work on a remote server this is usually not an option unless you're willing to open half a dozen ssh connections, but then none can communicate with each other easily..

I'm sure iterm2 does a fantastic job doing window/tab management, but I spent almost 5 years working over ssh.

edit - tmux is scriptable too, so you can setup a dev environment using a shell script (I do this, setting up my rails server, console, resque workers, etc, etc).

Re: Tools I Use - tmux

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Post by te_chris »

bricestacey wrote: post #16
te_chris wrote: post #12

So I've recently got into using vim and quite like the split screen features. How would I mix something like this in for doing day to day running commands and editing stuff with a vim split screen workflow? Sorry if this seems like a difficult question, but even stories of how people manage this would be great :)

I am a tmux/vim user and I find this a constant problem. Split tmux panes don't allow your vim windows to communicate with each other (you could always fallback to using the system buffer, though that is often insufficient). Yet, split vim windows don't allow a shell in a single window.

Theres actually a vim plugin I've been using that comes with Janus that loads up a shell in a vim buffer. It's been quite helpful, but I still find myself having separate macvim and terminal windows open, especially for rails dev. I normally have vim open for editing and a terminal window open with tabs for rails console, guard for rspec, server and general terminal open.
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