Tmux

tmux

tmux

Terminal multiplexer

tmux is an open-source terminal multiplexer for Unix-like operating systems. It allows multiple terminal sessions to be accessed simultaneously in a single window. It is useful for running more than one command-line program at the same time. It can also be used to detach processes from their controlling terminals, allowing remote sessions to remain active without being visible.[3]

Not to be confused with Termux.
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Features

tmux includes most features of GNU Screen. It allows users to start a terminal session with clients that are not bound to a specific physical or virtual console; multiple terminal sessions can be created within a single terminal session and then freely rebound from one virtual console to another, and each session can have several connected clients.

Some notable tmux features are:[4]

  • Menus for interactive selection of running sessions, windows or clients
  • Window can be linked to an arbitrary number of sessions[5]
  • vi-like or Emacs command mode (with auto completion) for managing tmux[6]
  • Vertical and horizontal window split support

Tmux lacks built-in serial port and telnet support.[4] It uses different command keys from the ones used by screen, so it is not a drop-in replacement for screen, but it can be configured to use compatible keybindings.

Availability

tmux is included in the OpenBSD base system,[7] and is available as a package for many other Unix-like operating systems.[6]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "tmux changelog".
  2. [2]
    "tmux 3.4". 13 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  3. [3]
    "Keyboard and Display Controls", Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions, OpenBSD, retrieved 7 December 2011
  4. [4]
    Perrin, Chad (25 October 2010), "Is tmux the GNU Screen killer?", TechRepublic, archived from the original on 4 July 2011, retrieved 7 December 2011
  5. [5]
    de Weerd, Paul (12 July 2009), "Interview with Nicholas Marriott on tmux", OpenBSD Journal, retrieved 7 December 2011
  6. [6]
    "Tmux – the Terminal multiplexer", Linuxaria, 15 September 2011, retrieved 7 December 2011
  7. [7]
    "src/usr.bin/tmux". OpenBSD source repository.
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