gemini://szczezuja.flounder.online/gemlog/2021-05-24-heaven-of-tmux.gmi

I was aware of screen and it was obvious for what it is used. When I started to write my Gemlog I set up a Linux environment. My life behind remote SSH session had been frequent but short and single purpose. After I started writing It changed. There are need to use more and more utilities, and there are need to open many windows. I went back to (as I thought) a modern approach of screen called [Byobu]. After a while I realised that it's only proxy for screen and tmux. And it was accident that I choosed tmux.

At first I was trying to remember Byobu shortcuts and it was pain. My laptop keyboard has function keys merged with multimedia keys, so I must use Fn key for using them. And it wasn't natural to remember that for example F8 is renaming - why F8?

But there are Byobu alternatives for function keys - I had read. It's interesting and more natural. First of all was C-a c for creating a new window. It's clear, that c stands for creating.

After a while, I realized that it's tmux keys shortcuts. And in some way is so natural for using them.

C-a % and C-a | for window splitting in vertical or horizontal panes.

C-a and number for choosing a window and C-a and arrow key for choosing pane.

If something is complicated I typing a command by C-a and, for example, ":resize-pane -L 20" (with history completion) for resizing pane to left for 20 columns.

Step after step I got into the world of tmux. Work in SSH environment with many windows is seamless like in graphical windows managers. The last lacking concept was copy&paste. I was doing this by host OS clipboard, but it's wrong way. Of course tmux has C-a [ for copying, and C-a ] for pasting. What is more, with marking text for copying selector (starting by spacebar and ending by enter key) which respecting multipane windows borders.

The only thing I'm still looking for is good text cheat sheet. I found only some [graphical cheat sheet].

Heaven of tmux!