tmux-continuum
Features:
- continuous saving of tmux environment
- automatic tmux start when computer/server is turned on
- automatic restore when tmux is started
Together these features enable uninterrupted tmux usage. No matter the computer
or server restarts, if the machine is on, tmux will be there how you left it off
the last time it was used.
Tested and working on Linux, OSX and Cygwin.
Continuous saving
Tmux environment will be saved at the interval of 15 minutes. All the saving
happens in the background without the impact to your workflow.
This action starts automatically when the plugin is installed.
Automatic tmux start
Tmux is automatically started after the computer/server is turned on.
See the instructions how to enable this for your
system.
Automatic restore
Last saved environment is automatically restored when tmux is started.
Put set -g @continuum-restore 'on' in .tmux.conf to enable this.
Note: automatic restore happens exclusively on tmux server start. No other
action (e.g. sourcing .tmux.conf) triggers this.
Dependencies
tmux 1.9 or higher, bash,
tmux-resurrect plugin.
Installation with Tmux Plugin Manager (recommended)
Please make sure you have
tmux-resurrect installed.
Add plugin to the list of TPM plugins in .tmux.conf:
set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tmux-resurrect'
set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tmux-continuum'
Hit prefix + I to fetch the plugin and source it. The plugin will
automatically start "working" in the background, no action required.
Manual Installation
Please make sure you have
tmux-resurrect installed.
Clone the repo:
$ git clone https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tmux-continuum ~/clone/path
Add this line to the bottom of .tmux.conf:
run-shell ~/clone/path/continuum.tmux
Reload TMUX environment with: $ tmux source-file ~/.tmux.conf
The plugin will automatically start "working" in the background, no action
required.
Docs
- frequently asked questions
- behavior when running multiple tmux servers -
this doc is safe to skip, but you might want to read it if you're using tmux
with-Lor-Sflags - automatically start tmux after the computer is turned on
- continuum status in tmux status line
Other goodies
- tmux-copycat - a plugin for
regex searches in tmux and fast match selection - tmux-yank - enables copying
highlighted text to system clipboard - tmux-open - a plugin for quickly
opening highlighted file or a url
Reporting bugs and contributing
Both contributing and bug reports are welcome. Please check out
contributing guidelines.