Terminal Productivity with Tmux (terminal multiplexer) - a brief primer

Video Description

In this video we go over some basics of using Tmux, the terminal multiplexer (https://github.com/tmux/tmux). If you spend a lot of time working in a terminal/command line, tmux can make your life a lot easier. Tmux is a great tool for opening and managing multiple windows within a terminal session. This is particularly useful in the context of working on remote servers, or in complex shell environments with lots of programs running. We look at: - basic shortcuts - windows, pane, status bars - tmux config file - and some tips for using tmux more effectively. If you're curious about the course I mention in the video, you can find more information here: https://launchable.ai/course_bubble_ai_plugins. It's about building advanced AI-powered plugins in Bubble, and we cover everything you need to know to build complex plugins (front-end, back-end, servers + cloud, APIs, etc). Terminology: Session - A named grouping of windows. Your overall tmux wrapper. Window - A full screen. Can have multiple panes within it. Pane - a single sub-"window" within a window. These are the splits. Keybinding cheatsheet: Prefix / Leader key - By default, Ctrl-b (hold control and press b) Split window horizontally - Prefix - " (so press control and b, which is the prefix, release them, then press ") Split window vertically - Prefix - % New Window - Prefix - c Next Window - Prefix - n Previous Window - Prefix - p Move to next pane - Prefix - o Move Pane - Prefix - (ctrl + o) Rename pane - Prefix + Rename Sessions - Prefix + $ Preset layouts - Prefix - (alt + 1/2/3/4/5) - e.g., Prefix - alt+1 gives the first layout