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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $Id: tmux.1,v 1.145 2009-08-09 17:48:55 tcunha Exp $ +.\" $Id: tmux.1,v 1.146 2009-08-09 17:55:59 tcunha Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 2007 Nicholas Marriott <nicm@users.sourceforge.net> .\" @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ .\" IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING .\" OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. .\" -.Dd $Mdocdate: August 8 2009 $ +.Dd $Mdocdate: August 9 2009 $ .Dt TMUX 1 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ is a terminal multiplexer: it enables a number of terminals to be created, accessed, and controlled from a single screen. +Programs may be detached from the screen, continue running in the background, +and be reattached to the same or a different screen. .Pp When .Nm @@ -66,35 +68,26 @@ Once all sessions are killed, .Nm exits. .Pp -For a quick start guide, -see the -.Sx EXAMPLES -section at the bottom of the page. -An overview of the sections in this manual page: -.Bl -ohang -.It Sy Commands -An overview of how +Each session is persistent and will survive accidental disconnection +(such as +.Xr ssh 1 +connection timeout) or intentional detachment (with the +.Ql C-b d +key strokes). .Nm -commands work. -.It Sy Clients and sessions -Commands for managing clients and sessions. -.It Sy Windows and panes -Commands for managing windows and panes. -.It Sy Key bindings -How key bindings work. -.It Sy Options -Configuration options for -.Nm . -.It Sy Status line -Commands pertinent to the status line. -.It Sy Buffers -Copy and paste operations. -.It Sy Miscellaneous -Miscellaneous commands. -.It Sy Examples -A quick start guide. -.El +may be reattached using: .Pp +.Dl $ tmux attach +.Pp +In +.Nm , +a session is displayed on screen by a +.Em client +and all sessions are managed by a single +.Em server . +The server and each client are separate processes which communicate through a +socket in +.Pa /tmp . The options are as follows: .Bl -tag -width "XXXXXXXXXXXX" .It Fl 2 @@ -196,6 +189,43 @@ If no commands are specified, the .Ic new-session command is assumed. .El +.Sh KEY BINDINGS +.Nm +may be controlled from an attached client by using a key combination of a +prefix key, +.Ql C-b +(Ctrl-b) by default, followed by a command key. +.Pp +Some of the default key bindings are: +.Pp +.Bl -tag -width Ds -offset 3n -compact +.It c +Create new window. +.It d +Detach current client. +.It l +Move to last (previously selected) window in the current session. +.It n +Change to next window in the current session. +.It p +Change to previous window in the current session. +.It t +Display a large clock. +.It \&? +List current key bindings. +.El +.Pp +A complete list may be obtained with the +.Ic list-keys +command (bound to +.Ql \&? +by default). +Key bindings may be changed with the +.Ic bind-key +and +.Ic unbind-key +commands. +.Pp .Sh COMMANDS This section contains a list of the commands supported by .Nm . @@ -854,42 +884,6 @@ destroyed. Move up a pane. .El .Sh KEY BINDINGS -.Nm -may be controlled from an attached client by using a key combination of a -prefix key, -.Ql C-b -(Ctrl-b) by default, followed by a command key. -.Pp -Some of the default key bindings include: -.Pp -.Bl -tag -width Ds -offset 3n -compact -.It c -Create new window. -.It d -Detach current client. -.It l -Move to last (previously selected) window in the current session. -.It n -Change to next window in the current session. -.It p -Change to previous window in the current session. -.It t -Display a large clock. -.It \&? -List current key bindings. -.El -.Pp -A complete list may be obtained with the -.Ic list-keys -command (bound to -.Ql \&? -by default). -Key bindings may be changed with the -.Ic bind-key -and -.Ic unbind-key -commands. -.Pp Commands related to key bindings are as follows: .Bl -tag -width Ds .It Xo Ic bind-key @@ -1871,7 +1865,9 @@ to select the previous window. .Pp A session may be detached using .Ql C-b d -and reattached with: +(or by an external event such as +.Xr ssh 1 +disconnection) and reattached with: .Pp .Dl $ tmux attach-session .Pp |