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@ -4,19 +4,18 @@ tmux is a "terminal multiplexer", it enables a number of terminals (or windows)
to be accessed and controlled from a single terminal. tmux is intended to be a to be accessed and controlled from a single terminal. tmux is intended to be a
simple, modern, BSD-licensed alternative to programs such as GNU screen. simple, modern, BSD-licensed alternative to programs such as GNU screen.
This 0.2 release should be considered a beta release. It runs on OpenBSD, This 0.5 runs on OpenBSD, FreeBSD, Linux and OS X and is usable, although there
FreeBSD and Linux, but has many missing features and is expected to have a good remain a number of missing features and some remaining bugs are expected.
number of bugs.
tmux consists of a server part and multiple clients. The server is created tmux consists of a server part and multiple clients. The server is created when
when required and runs continuously unless killed by the user. Clients access required and runs continuously unless killed by the user. Clients access the
the server through a socket in /tmp. Multiple sessions may be created on a server through a socket in /tmp. Multiple sessions may be created on a single
single server and attached to a number of clients. Each session may then server and attached to a number of clients. Each session may then have a number
have a number of windows and windows may be linked to a number of sessions. of windows and windows may be linked to a number of sessions. Commands are
Commands are available to create, rename and destroy windows and sessions; to available to create, rename and destroy windows and sessions; to attach and
attach and detach sessions from client terminals; to set configuration options; detach sessions from client terminals; to set configuration options; and to
and to bind and unbind command keys (invoked preceded by a prefix key, by bind and unbind command keys (invoked preceded by a prefix key, by default
default ctrl-b). Please see the tmux(1) man page for further information. ctrl-b). Please see the tmux(1) man page for further information.
The following is a summary of major features implemented in this version: The following is a summary of major features implemented in this version:
@ -41,24 +40,23 @@ And major missing features:
A more extensive, but rough, todo list is included in the TODO file. A more extensive, but rough, todo list is included in the TODO file.
tmux also depends on several features of the client terminal (TERM), if these tmux also depends on several features of the client terminal (TERM), if these
are missing it may refuse to run, or not behave correctly. It is possible to are missing it may refuse to run, or not behave correctly. Known working are
emulate some of these but tmux does not do this at present. Known working are TERM=screen (tmux in screen), xterm, xterm-color and rxvt. Note that TERM=xterm
TERM=screen (tmux in screen), xterm, xterm-color and rxvt. Note that tmux does not support colour on OpenBSD. screen ignores this, tmux does not: use
(and screen) relies on an AX term capability to detect if the terminal xterm-color or rxvt for colour.
supports "default" (transparent) foreground and background colours. On OpenBSD,
TERM=xterm and TERM=xterm-color lack this; TERM=rxvt does have it and works fine
at least with the aterm and rxvt terminal emulators.
Note that TERM=xterm does not support colour on OpenBSD. screen ignores this, tmux supports UTF-8. To use it, the utf8 option must be set on each window; this
tmux does not: use xterm-color or rxvt for colour. may be turned on by default by setting the utf8-default option. In addition, when
starting tmux or attaching to an existing session from a UTF-8-capable terminal,
the -u flag must be specified.
There are the following known issues: There are the following known issues:
- cons25 on the FreeBSD console doesn't support scroll region (cs) (or lies about - cons25 on the FreeBSD console doesn't support scroll region (cs) (or lies
support, I'm not totally clear which). This is a pity but emulating cs is non- about support, I'm not totally clear which). This is a pity but emulating cs
trivial and as most modern vt220-based software terminals support it currently is non- trivial and as most modern vt220-based software terminals support it,
I have better things to work one. Diffs or ideas how to cleanly emulate cs currently there are better things to work one. Diffs or ideas how to cleanly
are welcome. emulate cs are welcome.
For debugging, running tmux with -v or -vv will generate server and client log For debugging, running tmux with -v or -vv will generate server and client log
files in the current directory. files in the current directory.
@ -70,4 +68,4 @@ welcome. Please email:
-- Nicholas Marriott <nicm@users.sf.net> -- Nicholas Marriott <nicm@users.sf.net>
$Id: NOTES,v 1.36 2008-08-28 17:45:24 nicm Exp $ $Id: NOTES,v 1.37 2008-11-17 18:35:27 nicm Exp $