Tmux

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tmux
Developer(s) Nicholas Marriott
Initial release20 November 2007;16 years ago (2007-11-20) [1]
Stable release
3.4 [2] / 13 February 2024;6 months ago (13 February 2024)
Repository github.com/tmux/tmux
Written in C
Operating system Unix-like
Available inEnglish
Type Terminal multiplexer
License ISC license
Website tmux.github.io   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

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]

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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]

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]

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References

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  2. "tmux 3.4". 13 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  3. "Keyboard and Display Controls", Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions, OpenBSD , retrieved 7 December 2011
  4. 1 2 Perrin, Chad (25 October 2010), "Is tmux the GNU Screen killer?", TechRepublic , archived from the original on 4 July 2011, retrieved 7 December 2011
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