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| -rw-r--r-- | FAQ | 26 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | TODO | 3 |
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@@ -1,8 +1,28 @@ tmux frequently asked questions -* What is tmux? How is it different from GNU screen? - -XXX TODO +* How is tmux different from GNU screen? What else does it offer? + +tmux offers several advantages over screen: + +- a clearly-defined client-server model: windows are independent entities which + may be attached simultaneously to multiple sessions and viewed from multiple + clients (terminals), as well as moved freely between sessions within the same + tmux server; +- a consistent, well-documented command interface, with the same syntax + whether used interactively, as a key binding, or from the shell; +- easily scriptable from the shell; +- multiple paste buffers; +- emacs key layouts; +- options to limit window size; +- a cleaner, modern, easily extended, BSD-licensed codebase. + +There are still a few features screen includes that tmux omits: + +- builtin serial and telnet support; this is bloat and is unlikely to be added + to tmux; +- a more customisable status line, albeit with an awful syntax; +- wider platform support, for example IRIX and AIX; +- split windows; this is planned and should appear eventually. * I found a bug! What do I do? @@ -62,4 +62,5 @@ - document xterm-keys - document server-info - document window options changes - +- a window mode to show a clock +- a key binding to display the status line when it is turned off |