Tmux Lightning Talk @belfastruby

A very quick lightning talk I gave to Belfast Ruby on the October 2013 meet up.

You can view the slides here or view the webpage - http://www.theonlystephen.com/talk-tmux-lightning/

Transcript

1. TMUX
   LIGHTNING TALK
   Created by /
   Stephen McCullough @swmcc
   

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2. TMUX - WHAT DOES IT DO?
   It lets you switch easily between several programs in one
   terminal, detach them (they keep running in the background) and
   reattach them to a different terminal. And do a lot more.
   

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3. WHAT I USE IT FOR?
   Connecting to lots of servers
   Keeps work & 'play' separate
   Developing
   Faster feedback loop (recent)
   

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4. CONNECTING TO LOTS OF SERVERS
   If you have to connect to lots of servers or even worse lots of 'tin'
   then tmux helps you out.
   

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5. KEEP WORK & 'PLAY' SEPARATE
   I am easily distracted. I work in full screen mode. Mostly inside
   the terminal (depending on my mood).
   

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6. DEVELOPING
   I have found tmux so useful it helps me:
   Keep track of my work
   Helps me set up projects (with helper scripts).
   Projects are kept in their own eco system
   

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7. FASTER FEEDBACK LOOP
   A recent addition to my tmux enviros...
   

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8. WARNINGS
   For the love of fuck DO NOT MAP YOUR BINDINGS TO
   CTRL+A it'll screw with you for months and make you fat and
   bald.
   

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9. LINKS
   David's Tmux Cheat Sheet
   Tmux for Rails
   My Github
   

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10. FIN
    BY / STEPHEN MCCULLOUGH | HTTP://SWM.CC
    

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