My tmux Experience

I have become a lot more productive since I started using tmux. When I changed jobs, I heard a few colleagues talk about screen but they used it for very limited purpose. I created this presentation to show them what tmux was and what I was doing with it.

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1. My tmux Experience An introduction to tmux by a tmux newbie
2. How I use tmux tmux? Demo Closing Some say tmux is a better screen
3. How I use tmux tmux? Demo Closing But I’ve never used screen so I can’t compare
4. Use different windows for unrelated work Development Debugging Support How I use tmux tmux? Demo Closing
5. Use different windows for unrelated work How I use tmux tmux? Demo Closing Dev Bug Sup In the same window
6. Keep related work in the same window How I use tmux tmux? Demo Closing Dev Bug Sup In multiple panes
7. When developing features How I use tmux tmux? Demo Closing Dev Bug Sup Code Write tests Run tests I don’t care what else is going on in the world
8. When debugging urgent issues How I use tmux tmux? Demo Closing Dev Bug Sup Watch logs Restart services Code Test Keep the work separate from current development
9. When supporting someone else How I use tmux tmux? Demo Closing Dev Bug Sup grep files Read code Personal progress shouldn’t be disrupted
10. Do the same task on different machines at the same time How I use tmux tmux? Demo Closing Build Config Logs Build2 Build4 Build6 Build1 Build3 Build5 “Same time” != “one after the other quickly” “Same time” == “Simultaneously”
11. How I use tmux tmux? Demo Closing 1. Show my current setup for work on svn-git alignment script Demo: Related Work
12. How I use tmux tmux? Demo Closing 1. Show my current setup for work on svn-git alignment script 2. Switch to window showing code review in progress Demo: Unrelated Work
13. How I use tmux tmux? Demo Closing 1. Open a new window 2. Open 4 panes (one vertical, two horizontal) 3. Show auto-layout 4. Close 2 panes 5. Enable synchronize-panes 6. type ‘ssh srv’ 7. Disable synchronize-panes 8. complete typing ‘ssh srv1’ and ‘ssh srv2’ in each pane 9. Enable synchronize-panes 10. Execute ssh command simultaneously 11. Login simultaneously 12. Check status of http simultaneously 13. Logout simultaneously Demo: Synchronize-panes
14. How I use tmux tmux? Demo Closing I have become a lot more productive since I started using tmux
15. How I use tmux tmux? Demo Closing Give tmux a try
16. Thanks Justin Mancinelli @piannaf http://piannaf.github.io https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinmancinelli
17. Slides 2 and 3: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tmux/tmux/master/ FAQ http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/linux-and-open-source/ is-tmux-the-gnu-screen-killer/ http://www.linuxized.com/2010/05/switching-from-gnu- screen-to-tmux/ http://www.wikivs.com/wiki/Screen_vs_tmux Slide 16 http://tmux.github.io/