tmux is a terminal multiplexer: it enables a number of terminals (or windows), each running a separate program, to be created, accessed, and controlled from a single screen. tmux may be detached from a screen and continue running in the background, then later reattached.
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How to make my tmux which starts via crontab @reboot use bash?
I have a crontab which launches tmux-launching-script as follows :
-sh-3.00# crontab -l
@reboot /root/scripts/tmux_autostart.sh
where
#!/bin/bash
# setup tmux session
tmux new -d -s my_session
...
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How to start tmux so that it won't get killed on exit in last windows? [duplicate]
I want to start tmux so that it won't quit when last pane/window is killed. As for now I do it this way :
tmux new -d -s my_session_name
I can add a windows name as such:
tmux new -d -s ...
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How can I make tmux monitor a window for inactivity?
I've switched from GNU Screen to tmux. They're both similar, except that tmux is still maintained.
GNU Screen has a C-a _ ("silence") command. This command makes GNU Screen monitor the current ...
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Tmux xclip copy no longer working
On mu ubuntu 12.04 setups my tmux clipboard copy and paste commands are setup as follows:
set -g prefix M-a
unbind C-b
bind C-c run "tmux save-buffer - | xclip -i -sel clipboard"
bind C-v run "tmux ...
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How do you update tmux from 1.7 to 1.8?
I just recently installed tmux 1.7, but now i want to upgrade to 1.8. How do I go about doing this? I downloaded the sources for 1.8 and have them untarred. But im not sure how do you overwrite 1.7 ...
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tmux with iterm2 attach a remote session
I'm using the tmux integrating with iterm2, which can create a tab in iterm 2 for each window created by tmux.
But somehow this doesn't make much sense for the usual ssh scenario, where we first ssh ...
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tmux not respecting disabled control flow
In my shell I have flow control disabled using stty -ixon. This works
perfectly in the shell and when I launch tmux and start programs within
tmux.
However, when starting a new session from the ...
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Why do I have to re-set env vars in tmux when I re-attach?
I mainly work on a mac and ssh/tmux attach to a Linux machine to do my work. I have ssh-agent running on the Linux machine. I have
set -g update-environment "SSH_AUTH_SOCK SSH_ASKPASS WINDOWID ...
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When you ssh into a server, do you use server settings or your own settings?
So say I'm running a Linux server that is running irssi in a tmux session.(Detached) My question is, when I ssh into the server and reattach the session, will my shortcuts that I use on the 2nd PC ...
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tmux set-titles doesn't work?
To start tmux on every shell login, the following was added to the ~/.bashrc (on the server):
if [ $TERM != "screen-256color" ] && [ $TERM != "screen" ]; then
tmux attach || tmux new; ...
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How do I save all vim buffers on tmux window change?
Is it possible to hook up vim save all command on tmux window change?
I know that gui vim has option to save on focus lost. I'd like to have similar behavior in console.
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Make a tmux pane 80 (or so) columns wide
I'm trying to follow the 80 column rule when writing my code, my current tmux setup is split 50/50 horizontally. I like to have vim in the left-hand pane, and in the right-hand pane I have a 75/25 ...
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Pass process ownership to another shell [duplicate]
I didn't hear of anything like this, but It might be possible.
I often end up starting a process on a server and midway realizing that I would like to suspend that process and continue it inside a ...
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tmux.conf file will not use backslash comma in lines \;
Using tmux both 1.7 and 1.8.
I see \; in tmux.conf files everywhere, but it fails with an error when I add it to mine. Here is an example:
bind -t vi-copy 'y' copy-selection \; run-shell "tmux ...
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Using TMUX on boot up of Linux CentOS
I'm trying to figure out a way in which I can boot TMUX under a user other than root, but automatically whenever Linux starts.
At least that's what I think I need. What I want is to be able to SSH ...
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Failed to get bus connection: Could not connect: Connection refused
When I'm running
evince file.pdf
I got this error
Failed to get bus connection: Could not connect: Connection refused
Ubuntu 12.04
I have to reboot. Can I repair this error without reboot?
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SSH disconnects when screen locked with vlock
I'm using tmux + PuTTY to get all the UNIX goodness I need when using Windows. I have the following settings in my .tmux.conf:
set-option -g lock-command vlock
set-option -g lock-after-time 1800
As ...
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TMux: showing sessions on bottom row
I'd like to see all tmux sessions on the bottom row of the screen, presented the way tmux presents all windows in the current session. Basically a sticky version of the s menu.
So the bottom of the ...
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Copy / paste text selections between tmux and the clipboard
I am running the latest version of tmux (from the git repository) and xclip (0.12), and I would like to be able to use Emacs-like keyboard bindings to move around the text in copy-mode, copy (M-w) ...
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Replacing tmux with exec
I'm using tmux from a while and I'm very happy with it. Since I need it most of the time, I made it my default shell (in guake, to be precise).
This is nice and I'm perfectly fine with this.
But ...
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State/Toggling variables in tmux
I was wondering if there is a way of defining a state variable in ./tmux.conf, such that depending on this variable, the keyboard binding would invoke a different command.
For example, I would like ...
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Set environment variable for all of tmux shells when gnome-sessions gets restarted
To solve this problem, I need to set the environment variable DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS for all shells inside tmux every time I restart gnome without restarting tmux (this is often). How can I best ...
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tmux: Remapping keys to pane on the left/right/top/down
Tmux allows one to move through panes using Ctrl-b + (→, ←, ↑, ↓).
I would like to remap this to:
Ctrl-b + Ctrl-(l, j, i, k).
For reference, the layout of the keys l,j,i,k is similar to that of the ...
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Tmux not sourcing my .tmux.conf
I installed tmux locally (without root priviledges). I also created my .tmux.conf file in my home directory with the following lines:
unbind-key C-b
set -g prefix C-o
bind-key C-o send-prefix
...
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How do I get the solarized colour scheme working with gnome-terminal, tmux and vim?
There's a lot of questions around this, but it's because there are so many variables. I had to piece together instructions from many sites before I got this working.
First, I could not easily set up ...
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Display current pane's current directory in status
Is there a way to update pwd in tmux status, instead of showing it in PS1?
set -g status-left "#(pwd)"
set -g status-interval 1
doesn't work.
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tmux exits abruptly right after loading
I just compiled my own version of tmux with libevent. Whenever I run tmux from zsh, tmux starts, but exits quickly returning [exited]. I read here that the problem could be my configuration for ...
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Unable to install libevent without admin priviledges
I just downloaded libevent-2.0.21-stable, which I am hoping to compile so that I can use tmux. However, when I run:
./configure --prefix=/path/to/libevent-2.0.21-stable/
make
make install
...
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Tmux status bar question
I'm fairly new to tmux and to truly master and learn it, I decided to make myself a fresh .tmux.conf
I was wondering, though, if it's possible to hide a path in the status bar.
For example, I have ...
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Launch R code from within vim-r-plugin as separate window instead of inside tmux/screen?
I use the vim-r-plugin to write R code in vim. It is a nice plugin and I love that the plugin lets me run code directly from within vim.
However, the R prompt is opened in a console which is ...
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Split tmux window with same command
I have a tmux window that I've open with a certain command. Is it possible to split that window with a new pane which also runs the same command, not the default command?
edit to be clear, the point ...
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How can I synchronize processes started in different TMUX panes?
Consider this:
tmux split-window -d program1
program2 # this program depends on some side effects produced by program1
In this case, program2 will start before program1 is ready. program1 will send ...
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tmux status line with blank line on top?
I have a nice tmux status line, but I don't like how the bash/commands run flush along it...that is, if the screen is full, i'm typing things right above the status line.
I'd like a one line break ...
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How can I find the valid values for TERM to use in tmux?
When starting tmux I need to pass a valid terminal type. Since I am scripting the initial startup of tmux I would like to cover all bases by figuring out the valid values of TERM on the current ...
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Changing tmux .bash_profile behavior
I have a script in my .bash_profile that prompts for X sessions to boot. When I launch tmux, I get this prompt that I had only intended for the TTY login.
Is there something I can put in ...
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Creating launchable tmux configurations?
I find myself often doing the same thing with tmux:
cd to a given directory.
tmux
Rename window to what I'm doing.
Split the window vertically 50%.
Start one process in the left window.
Start ...
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tmux bottom bar color change
I recently started to use tmux and like it much, but it's green bottom bar is a bit distracting, is there a way to change its color? or a way to hide it?
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The key codes for Caps Lock, Shift, Left Control and FN key?
Can somebody please provide the key codes for these keys:
Caps Lock
Left Shift
Left Control
Option key
FN
The key code I'm talking about is something along the lines of \<Esc>[200~, although ...
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How to set Cols and Lines for a Subprocess
I have a script that runs a series of scripts numbered 001,002,003,004... etc down to 041 right now, will be more in the future - and these scripts them selves use some cursor control to print a ...
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Copy text from one tmux pane to another (using vim)
I have two files opened in vim, each in one tmux pane. I would like to copy let's say 10 lines from one file to another.
How can I accomplish this not using the mouse's Copy -> Paste ?
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Kill a tmux session and select another tmux session
I am trying to bind X to do the following:
prompt the user whether the session should be killed
if y is entered, kill the session
after the session is killed select another session (last, previous, ...
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How to compile tmux 1.7 on CentOS 5.8?
I would like to have tmux 1.7 on my machine with CentOS 5.8 (64 bit).
It requires libevent in version at least 1.4.14b or 2.0.20 and the latest version in yum packages for CentOS 5.8 is 1.4.13 .
I ...
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Tmux Terminfo problem with Zsh key bindings
Zsh in Emacs edit mode comes with the default key binding ALT + Backspace to delete a word on the right side of the cursor and ALT + D to delete a word on the left side. I would like to add the latter ...
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Reset background to transparent with tmux?
I recently set up tmux-powerline and noticed that the background color on the status-left, if changed, refuses to go back to default and transparent (if transparency is enabled).
I was able to fix ...
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Reload of tmux config not unbinding keys (bind-key is cumulative)
I've been experimenting with different tmux keybinding settings and I've noticed the following:
If I reload my tmux config (from within tmux) the keybindings I once had loaded will remain loaded. The ...
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Specifying tmux command-prompt line
How can you specify the line where you want tmux's command prompt to appear?
I want to see the panes when executing tmux commands that require pane numbers (e.g. join-pane, etc) but as the command ...
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How to copy from/to the tmux 'clipboard' with shell pipes?
When working in a shell environment I run fairly often into the need to copy 'intermediate pipe output' around (eg. from/to already running editors, to other shells, other machines, etc.).
When in a ...
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How to prevent tmux from displaying date in new window
When I create new window in tmux it displays name of current directory and date:
Directory: /home/killy
nie, 4 lis 2012, 14:51:18 CET
[killy@xerxes : ~]
How can I prevent that?
EDIT: I realized ...
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emacs colors based on $TERM environment variable
I want to know if it is possible to make emacs, when running in a gnu screen or tmux session, use the same colors as when TERM=xterm. In a gnu screen or tmux session, TERM=screen and emacs uses a ...
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How do I cycle through panes inside a window in tmux like in screen?
I thought Tmux - move window to pane was the same question but it doesn't seem to be.
Coming from using GNU screen regularly, I'm looking for tmux to do the same things. On of the things I do ...
