Neat Trick for Resuming Tmux Sessions Running a Mismatched Protocol Version

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Post by redaxle » Thu, Mar 06, 2014, 3:30 PM UTC

Neat Trick for Resuming Tmux Sessions Running a Mismatched Protocol Version
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Re: Neat Trick for Resuming Tmux Sessions Running a Mismatched Protocol Version

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Post by exDM69 » Thu, Mar 06, 2014, 4:02 PM UTC

A neat trick using the /proc filesystem in general, not specific to tmux. I did not know about this. Very nice.

Re: Neat Trick for Resuming Tmux Sessions Running a Mismatched Protocol Version

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Post by redaxle » Thu, Mar 06, 2014, 4:12 PM UTC

exDM69 wrote: post #2

A neat trick using the /proc filesystem in general, not specific to tmux. I did not know about this. Very nice.

True, it shines in the case of tmux/screen-type programs because they require resuming versus the restarting that is done with for most daemons after an upgrade. If you keep your system up to date, Arch in my case, it's very easy to upgrade tmux to a version with a different protocol while a very large session is running, so it's pretty much a lifesaver.

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Post by clarry » Thu, Mar 06, 2014, 7:29 PM UTC

Should be tagged Linux.. oh wait, HN doesn't have tags.

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Post by piratebroadcast » Fri, Mar 07, 2014, 3:59 PM UTC

Does everyone use tmux? The thoughtbot guys Im learning from are all about it and I'm debating learning it, but its another freaking thing to learn in addition to VIM, etc. Is it industry standard for devs at this point?

Re: Neat Trick for Resuming Tmux Sessions Running a Mismatched Protocol Version

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Post by clarry » Fri, Mar 07, 2014, 6:49 PM UTC

piratebroadcast wrote: post #5

Does everyone use tmux? The thoughtbot guys Im learning from are all about it and I'm debating learning it, but its another freaking thing to learn in addition to VIM, etc. Is it industry standard for devs at this point?

Not all devs need it. Like screen, it's useful for retaining a session on a remote system or making sure your applications keep running even if you accidentally close or crash the terminal emulator. The other main use for it is to get window management within a terminal. There are other tricks you can do with it, but honestly basic usage doesn't take a lot to learn.

So, no, not everyone uses it. It's gotten popular recently, it's cool and hip and all that. Do you need it?