MUX

A basic session manager for tmux.

Dependencies

Latest versions of bash, coreutils and tmux.

Install

Clone this repository: $ git clone github.com/teegre/mux

Then: $ cd mux

Finally: # make install

Uninstall

# make uninstall

Usage

mux Show list of existing sessions and exit.

mux <session> Run the given tmux session.

mux new <session> Create a new session.

mux edit <session> Edit an existing session.

mux rm <session> Remove a session.

mux version Show version and exit.

mux help Show help and exit.

Configuration

Add the following lines to the .tmux.conf file:

set -g base-index 1
setw -g pane-base-index 1
set -g renumber-windows on

Also, make sure $EDITOR environment variable is set properly.

Session files

General Structure

A session file is a plain text file that defines the configuration of a tmux session.

session-name and session-root

• session-name: <name>

  • Defines the name of the tmux session.
  • Example: session-name: dev

• session-root: <path>

  • Sets the root directory for the session.
  • Example: session-root: ~/projects/myapp

Window and Pane Definitions

Each window and pane is defined by a line with the following format:

• <window_name> <pane_number> <command>
  • <window_name>: The name of the window.
  • <pane_number>: The number of the pane within the window.
  • <command>: The command to run in the specified pane.
  • Example: mywindow 1 vim .

Special Pane Modifiers

• Splitting Panes:

  • v: Indicates a vertical split.
  • h: Indicates a horizontal split.
  • Example: mywindow 2v npm start (Creates a vertical split for pane 2 in window mywindow.)

• Active Pane:

  • *: Indicates that the pane should be active after the session starts.
  • Example: mywindow 2* git status (Makes pane 2 in window mywindow the active pane.)

• Setting Layout:

  • layout: Applies a specific layout to the window.

  • Example: mywindow layout main-horizontal (Sets the layout of window 1 to main-horizontal.)

  • For more complex layout, it is possible to paste the output of tmux list-windows command.

  • Example:

    # Output of 'tmux list-windows -t test-session'
    #
    # 1: my-window* (3 panes) [239x57] [layout 8bbe,239x57,0,0{88x57,0,0,24,150x57,89,0[150x28,89,0,25,150x28,89,29,26]}] @15 (active)
    
    # file: test.mux
    
    session-name: test-session
    session-root: ~
    
    my-window 1* clear; neofetch
    my-window 2 clear; neofetch
    my-window 3 clear; neofetch
    my-window layout 8bbe,239x57,0,0{88x57,0,0,24,150x57,89,0[150x28,89,0,25,150x28,89,29,26]}
    

Comments

• Lines starting with # are comments and are ignored by mux.
  • Example: # This is a comment