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	Tweak for Linux/reqd feature check.
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							@@ -75,8 +75,9 @@ tmux is a "terminal multiplexer", it enables a number of terminals (or windows)
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to be accessed and controlled from a single terminal. tmux is intended to be a
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simple, modern, BSD-licensed alternative to programs such as GNU screen.
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This 0.1 release should be considered a beta release. It runs only on OpenBSD,
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has many missing features and is expected to have a good number of bugs.
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This 0.1 release should be considered a beta release. It runs on OpenBSD,
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FreeBSD and Linux, but has many missing features and is expected to have a good
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number of bugs.
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tmux consists of a server part and multiple clients. The server is created
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when required and runs continuously unless killed by the user. Clients access
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@@ -112,16 +113,12 @@ And major missing features:
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A more extensive, but rough, todo list is included in the TODO file.
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tmux also depends on several features of the client terminal (TERM), if these
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are missing it may not behave correctly. It is possible to emulate some of
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these but tmux does not do this at present. Known working are TERM=screen (tmux
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in screen), xterm, xterm-color and rxvt.
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are missing it may refuse to run, or not behave correctly. It is possible to
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emulate some of these but tmux does not do this at present. Known working are
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TERM=screen (tmux in screen), xterm, xterm-color and rxvt.
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For debugging, running tmux with -v or -vv will generate server and client log
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files in the current directory. In particular, client log files will contain
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messages such as "cursor_down not supported", if your TERM type is missing
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features expected by tmux. If these are present, please send a note of your TERM
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and the log file to the email address below - it will help to prioritise
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features that should be avoided or emulated, if possible.
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files in the current directory.
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Bug reports, feature suggestions and especially code contributions (or offers
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to work on code) are most welcome. Please email:
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@@ -133,4 +130,4 @@ freenode or efnet IRC. I sometimes ignore private msgs from people I don't
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know, so please mention tmux initially (rather than just saying "hi" ;-).
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-- Nicholas Marriott <nicm@users.sf.net>
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$Id: NOTES,v 1.22 2007-11-09 15:23:28 nicm Exp $
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$Id: NOTES,v 1.23 2007-11-09 16:22:03 nicm Exp $
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