tmux-continuum/README.md
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# tmux-resurrect-auto
Continuous saving of tmux environment.
After this plugin is installed, `tmux-resurrect` will save environment at the
interval of 15 minutes. All the saving happens in the background without the
impact to your workflow.
Requirements / dependencies: `tmux 1.9` or higher, `bash`,
[tmux-resurrect](https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tmux-resurrect) plugin.
### Installation with [Tmux Plugin Manager](https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tpm) (recommended)
Please make sure you have
[tmux-resurrect](https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tmux-resurrect) installed.
Add plugin to the list of TPM plugins in `.tmux.conf`:
set -g @tpm_plugins ' \
tmux-plugins/tpm \
tmux-plugins/tmux-resurrect \
tmux-plugins/tmux-resurrect-auto \
'
Hit `prefix + I` to fetch the plugin and source it. The plugin will
automatically start "working" in the background, no action required.
### Manual Installation
Please make sure you have
[tmux-resurrect](https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tmux-resurrect) installed.
Clone the repo:
$ git clone https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tmux-resurrect-auto ~/clone/path
Add this line to the bottom of `.tmux.conf`:
run-shell ~/clone/path/resurrect_auto.tmux
Reload TMUX environment:
# type this in terminal
$ tmux source-file ~/.tmux.conf
The plugin will automatically start "working" in the background, no action
required.
### FAQ
> Will a previous save be overwritten immediately after I start tmux?
No, first automatic save starts 15 minutes after tmux is started. That gives you
enough time to restore from a previous save.
> I want to make a restore to a previous point in time, but it seems that save
is now overwritten?
None of the previous saves are deleted (unless you explicitly do that). All save
files are kept in `~/.tmux/resurrect/` directory.<br/>
Here are the steps to restore to a previous point in time:
- make sure you start this with a "fresh" tmux instance
- `$ cd ~/.tmux/resurrect/`
- locate the save file you'd like to use for restore (file names have a timestamp)
- symlink the `last` file to the desired save file: `$ ln -sf <file_name> last`
- do a restore with `prefix + Ctrl-r`
You should now be restored to the time when `<file_name>` save happened.
> Will this plugin fill my hard disk?
Most likely no. A regular save file is in the range of 5Kb. That said, it
would be good to clean out old save files from `~/.tmux/resurrect/` dir from
time to time.
### Configuration
- set the save interval to 60 minutes (the default is 15, the number is always in minutes)
set -g @resurrect-auto-save-interval '60'
### Other goodies
- [tmux-copycat](https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tmux-copycat) - a plugin for
regex searches in tmux and fast match selection
- [tmux-yank](https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tmux-yank) - enables copying
highlighted text to system clipboard
- [tmux-open](https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tmux-open) - a plugin for quickly
opening highlighted file or a url
### Reporting bugs and contributing
Both contributing and bug reports are welcome. Please check out
[contributing guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md).
### License
[MIT](LICENSE.md)