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tmux notifications: activity, bell and silence alerts
tmux can watch a pane for output, a bell or silence and run any command when it fires — the config, the hooks, and how to route one to your phone.
Ivo Hart9 min read
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Posts tagged tmux
13 posts about tmux.
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tmux and vim: seamless splits, fast Escape, copy-paste
vim-tmux-navigator crosses Ctrl-h/j/k/l between vim splits and tmux panes; escape-time 10 fixes Neovim's laggy Escape key. Config for both.
Nadia Okonkwo8 min read
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tmux ssh: fixing broken pipe and dropped sessions
tmux over SSH keeps a job running through a dropped connection. The pattern is ssh host -t 'tmux attach || tmux new', plus keepalives for broken pipe.
Ivo Hart8 min read
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tmux plugins: TPM, and the six worth installing
TPM installs tmux plugins via prefix + I; the shortlist is tmux-resurrect, tmux-continuum, tmux-sensible, vim-tmux-navigator, tmux-yank and floax.
Ivo Hart8 min read
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tmux from your phone: the modifier key problem
A native SSH app, a web terminal, or a purpose-built client can reach tmux from a phone — the real obstacle is Ctrl-b on a screen with no keyboard.
Ivo Hart7 min read
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tmux on Mac: Homebrew, iTerm2, and the clipboard setup
Install tmux on macOS with Homebrew, fix pbcopy clipboard integration, and decide whether iTerm2's tmux -CC control mode is worth using for your setup.
Nadia Okonkwo6 min read
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tmux commands: the cheat sheet you'll actually remember
The tmux commands worth memorising, grouped by what you are trying to do: sessions, windows, panes, copy mode and scripting.
Ivo Hart9 min read
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tmux tutorial for beginners: sessions, windows, panes
A start-to-finish tmux tutorial: the server/session/window/pane model, your first split, detaching and reattaching, and a minimal config that sticks.
Ivo Hart9 min read
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Installing tmux: apt, dnf, pacman, apk, and from source
Install tmux with apt, dnf, pacman or apk, then check tmux -V — several distros ship a version too old for features like display-popup or true color.
The mtmux team7 min read
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tmux in a browser: three ways that actually work
ttyd or wetty behind your own reverse proxy, tmate's web link, or a purpose-built client — the real setup, trade-offs, and an actual ttyd + nginx recipe.
The mtmux team7 min read
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tmux on Windows: WSL2, Git Bash, and what actually works
There is no native Windows build of tmux. WSL2 is the practical option; Git Bash and Cygwin exist but neither runs tmux well. Here is the real setup.
Nadia Okonkwo7 min read
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tmux attach session: tmux a, -d, and the resize problem
tmux attach -t name reattaches to a session by name; tmux a is shorthand for the most recent one. Use -d to detach other clients first.
Ivo Hart7 min read
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tmux new session: create, name and start detached
tmux new -s name creates a named session and attaches. Add -d to start it detached, -c for its directory, and -A to create it only if it doesn't exist.
Ivo Hart10 min read