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by memming 4500 days ago
Why not just keep your key bindings compatible with screen? You can't stay with legacy systems forever.
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res0nat0r 4500 days ago
There really isn't anything 'legacy' with screen. I've been using it for 20 years daily. I really have no reason to switch to tmux because I really can't see anything screen doesn't already offer me.

Vertical splits were patched in and added a long time ago, screen is usually installed by default, so I know it is there on systems where I'm not allowed to install packages. I can share screen sessions with co-workers, split windows etc.

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pyre 4500 days ago
> Vertical splits were patched in and added a long time ago

IIRC, that patch floated around for a while.

The other thing that tmux brings to the table is better scripting support than screen + things like tmuxinator (for me at least).

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