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tmux is a terminal multiplexer: it enables a number of terminals to be created, accessed, and controlled from a single screen (github.com)
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[–] 2 points 1 month ago (1 child)

Screen supports subdividing panes as well, though now I'm curious if tmux has better performance with panes. One issue I did have with screen was exactly that, having about 4-5 panes at once watching a process from different angles and I could tell it wasn't running at full speed until I split up the panes. That alone could be a reason to relearn some muscle memory.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago

    One thing I'm using has six tmux panes in a window, then another window that I forgot was running with two more panes, and that's just for that session. I haven't noticed any performance issues, but that could be workflow dependent.

    That alone could be a reason to relearn some muscle memory.

    In the before times when I was learning UNIX (ssh over dialup) screen was the confusing godsend that made it so my programs would stay running, but once I got reliable connections/workflows/some money to buy better stuff) I never really had a desire to go back and look at screen. Once I found tmux I really doubt I'll ever revisit screen. Ctrl+b," gives you a new pane "below" and Ctrl+b, % gives you a new pane to the right. Ctrl+b,w gives you a little menu for all the sessions/windows/panes you have in tmux. set -g mouse on in .tmux.conf to click the panes. Copy/pasting text isn't as easy as I'd like, but that's probably a skill/configuration issue on my part. Hope that helps.

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