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by tocomment 5069 days ago
What's the benefit from tmux? Why is it better than just using multiple windows?
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jasonlotito 5069 days ago
Because I can shut down my computer, move to another one, and pick up right where I left off. This means even if I leave a process running, it doesn't stop.

tmux is like screen, only it has more features.

Which is really why I asked. What does iTerm2 offer that I can't get from tmux and current terminal? People always refer to iTerms ability to do multiple windows/tabs. For me, this is useless if it's just available client side.

There is an amazing amount of freedom being able to just shut down, move to another computer, and be able to pick up exactly where I left off.

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tocomment 5069 days ago
So you have to install tmux on the server?
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johncoltrane 5069 days ago
See tmux's homepage: http://tmux.sourceforge.net/

Tmux is not only a window manager, it allows me to:

* login only once into my VPS and run all kinds of things in parallel

* leave a session at work and come back to it at home

* run processes in the background with textual feedback

Its precursor, screen, works similarily with a little less bells and whistles.

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