Tmux

Configuration for TMUX that makes it easier.

Tmux is a better replacement for screen.

Configuration #

The file .tmux.conf is the default configuration file.

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set -g mouse on
set -g display-time 3000
display "hello world"
set -g set-titles on
set-option -g status-style bg=cyan
set -g set-titles-string "#W #T"
set -g status-right-length 80
set -g status-right "#T %H:%M"

The first line allows one to quickly shift to other sessions using the mouse. Line 7 and 8 show a bit more content as is necessary when one runs emerge in a tmux session.

Automatic setup of multiple sessions #

Tmux can be scripted to start several sessions. This comes in handy, when one runs complex tests where clients/simulators are interactive command line programs.