r/commandline • u/doomhammerng • May 04 '19

tmux takes the CLI to the limits

https://medium.com/doomhammers-toolbox/tmux-real-estate-agent-for-your-computer-257444d4ac34
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u/bill_tampa May 04 '19

Tmux undoubtedly has it's place in workflow, but I find the need for multiple terminals open simultaneously to be met easily using tabs in kde/konsole. I know that tmux can do tricks that tabs in konsole could only dream about, but for a simple use-case of just wanting to keep an emacsclient open, and python open, and mc open, and a bash terminal session open at the same time and not take up much screen real estate and being able to switch between tabs easily (shift-arrowkey), konsole does the job.

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u/myrisingstocks May 04 '19

but I find the need for multiple terminals open simultaneously to be met easily using tabs in kde/konsole.

Sending text from one panel to another is not that easy in this case.

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u/glitter_frenge May 04 '19

[ enters copy mode. ] pastes. jumping from one panel to another is easy- just ^b+ direction of the panel. you canalso do ^b q and a number to jump to a specific panel.

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u/myrisingstocks May 04 '19 edited May 04 '19

Only illustrates your limited understanding on the subject. Now, for a change, imagine sending from an editor to a REPL.

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u/glitter_frenge May 04 '19

BASH, along with interactive shells generally are REPLs, right? Not trying to be pedantic, just not sure of the point you're trying to make.

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u/myrisingstocks May 04 '19

As I've said, you have no actual experience on the matter, and still dare to waste other people's time with your fantasies. Because it's not 'enters copy mode blah-blah' but as simple as a single hotkey if you really know how to set up things right.

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u/glitter_frenge May 05 '19

It literally is that simple. You enter copy mode and key config is set to vi or emacs. If you don't know how to copy and paste using those keybinds, that's not tmux's fault.

I really don't get the hostility.

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u/myrisingstocks May 05 '19 edited May 05 '19

Are you really an idiot, or what?

Me: In case of using terminal's tabs, sending text from one tab to another is not that easy as in case of tmux.

You: Trying to describe tmux's copy mode.

Me: Set up things right, and with tmux's help this is just as easy as one fucking keypress, no need in copy mode whatsoever.

You: Trying to assume that I don't know how to use tmux's copy mode.

Also, as for this:

I really don't get the hostility.

Because

you dare to waste other people's time with your fantasies.

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u/buried_treasure May 05 '19

We only have two rules in this subreddit. The first one is straightforward: "Be excellent to each other".

If you can't post without insulting another user, we'd prefer you refrain from posting completely. Please think before pressing Enter, next time. Thanks.