[tkrajcar]

I use screen regularly, but mostly to be able to attach and detach to sessions as I move between work, home, etc.

tmux users frequently tout its ability to do nifty split screens and other window management, but I'm not sure I understand the value of doing this over just starting another iterm2 window/tab and using regular window management tools. Cmd-tilde or Cmd-tab is one less key than Ctrl-a, h.... :) What am I missing?

[bricestacey]

If you do dev work on a remote server this is usually not an option unless you're willing to open half a dozen ssh connections, but then none can communicate with each other easily..

I'm sure iterm2 does a fantastic job doing window/tab management, but I spent almost 5 years working over ssh.

edit - tmux is scriptable too, so you can setup a dev environment using a shell script (I do this, setting up my rails server, console, resque workers, etc, etc).

[mminer]

Additionally, iTerm2 supports splitting windows vertically and horizontally, with niceties like dimming inactive panes. However, not all terminal applications support this. When I move from my laptop to a public computer to my iPad I appreciate a consistent experience. If you don't use split windows in the first place then tmux's functionality won't thrill you, but as someone who logs into my dev machine from multiple locations I prefer to rely on the actual terminal application and host operating system as little as possible for window management.

[alwillis]

Good news for iTerm2/tmux users: the next version of iTerm2 (according to the author) has deep tmux integration: http://groups.google.com/group/iterm2-discuss/browse_thread/...