Understand how to automate tmux sessions with the ruby gem, tmuxinator

1. tmux
and
tmuxinator
rise of the machines

2. I’ll be back.
• tmux is a terminal multiplexer.
• allows you to save the state of terminal sessions
and reattach later.
• sessions are persistent and will survive accidental
disconnection.

4. create a session

5. exit the session

6. now create a named session

7. detaching and attaching to
sessions
• detach:
> C-b
• attach:
> tmux attach -t catproof

8. examining sessions
• create another session and then detach:
> tmux new -s humanproof
>> C-b d
• show all tmux session:
> tmux ls

9. examining sessions

10. killing sessions
• kill a session:
> tmux kill-session -t humanproof

11. wait what?
• attach to or kill a session:
> tmux attach -t catproof
> tmux kill-session -t catproof
• create a session:
> tmux new -s cat proof
• yes it’s different flags, -i before e except after c-just
remember it..

12. working with panes
• attach to a session:
> tmux attach -t
• split vertically:
> C-b %
• split window horizontally:
> C-b “

13. this is too complex.
can’t we automate it?

14. tmuxinator
https://github.com/tmuxinator/tmuxinator

15. install and create a project
• install the gem:
> gem install tmuxinator
follow README for shell configuration.
• create a new project:
> tmuxinator open catproof
project conf ~/.tmuxinator/catproof.yml

16. yml session description

17. launch a tmuxinator session
• launch:
> tmuxinator catproof

21. pane management
• move between panes:
>> C-b 1
>> C-b 2
• close a pane by typing `exit` in that pane

22. why is this important?
• create project specific terminal multiplexing
experiences
• save states or share sessions on development
servers
• pair with others

23. “I am a friend of Sarah Connor.
I was told she was here.
Could I see her please?”
– Terminator

24. • https://www.pragprog.com/book
/bhtmux/tmux
• http://waynesimmerson.ca/files/
Tmux-cheatsheet.pdf
• http://www.cheatography.com/b
echtold/cheat-sheets/tmux-the-terminal-
multiplexer/
• http://www.circuidipity.com/tmu
x.html