Getting Started with Tmux
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Getting Started with Tmux
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Re: Getting Started with Tmux
#2I've been using tmux daily for more than a decade and didn't know prefix+! converted a pane to a new window.
Re: Getting Started with Tmux
#3I've been using tmux daily for more than a decade and didn't know prefix+! converted a pane to a new window.
I recommend to everyone, if you are using a tool regularly, take half an hour of time to study its man page. This way you'll learn about all the things that your tool supports but you haven't been aware of yet.
Re: Getting Started with Tmux
#4Great crib article.
Would be nice to adapt the webpage for mobile screens a little bit better.
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#5I've only used tmux for about One of my favorite scripts to run is a tmux script that creates a new session with about 7 windows of running my company's project (one window for notes, 3 windows for the backend (runner, code, tests), and 3 windows for the client (runner, code, tests). It's even tweaked further to open up the code in vim, and when used in conjunction with something like harpoon.nvim I have access to my most used files with a few keystrokes. I now create similar scripts for all projects I work on for lengthy periods.
One script builds and runs the environment in the way I prefer to work. Tailored to my taste, for me.
Probably the best advice that I always took to heart was a co worker telling me to "just learn the command line." He really took the phrase "learn your tools" seriously. Now, after some decent experience, I finally feel like I have a decent box of specialty tools when heading to any job site.
Re: Getting Started with Tmux
#6I like tmux a lot more once I started using ` as prefix
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#7The only extra thing I want from tmux is to persist sessions across reboots and shutdowns.
I found a plugin called tmux-resurrect but it would be nice as a base feature.
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#8I've only used tmux for about One of my favorite scripts to run is a tmux script that creates a new session with about 7 windows of running my company's project (one window for notes, 3 windows for the backend (runner, code, tests), and 3 windows for the client (runner, code, tests). It's even tweaked further to open up the code in vim, and when used in conjunction with something like harpoon.nvim I have access to my…
And just like learn your tools, also “make your tools”. This is what we do all the time. This is why we compare ourselves with craftspeople. We have in common that working on the craft includes improving and making your own tools to get the best result.
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#9As a heavy GNU Screen user for the last 2 decades it’s always in the back of my mind if I should be switching to tmux. Maybe there is a compatibility mode.
For those who switched from screen what was the biggest benefit?
Re: Getting Started with Tmux
#10I've only used tmux for about One of my favorite scripts to run is a tmux script that creates a new session with about 7 windows of running my company's project (one window for notes, 3 windows for the backend (runner, code, tests), and 3 windows for the client (runner, code, tests). It's even tweaked further to open up the code in vim, and when used in conjunction with something like harpoon.nvim I have access to my…
I do this too! [1]
It's amazing how well tmux works as a project setup tool.
[1]: https://gavinhoward.com/2020/12/my-development-environment-a...