tmux-continuum/docs/faq.md

FAQ

Will a previous save be overwritten immediately after I start tmux?

No, first automatic save starts 15 minutes after tmux is started. If automatic restore is not enabled, that gives you enough time to manually 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.
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 tmux-resurrect key: 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.

How do I change the save interval to i.e. 1 hour?

The interval is always measured in minutes. So setting the interval to 60 (minutes) will do the trick. Put this in .tmux.conf:

set -g @continuum-save-interval '60'

and then source tmux.conf by executing this command in the shell $ tmux source-file ~/.tmux.conf.

How do I stop automatic saving?

Just set the save interval to 0. Put this in .tmux.conf

set -g @continuum-save-interval '0'

and then source tmux.conf by executing this command in the shell $ tmux source-file ~/.tmux.conf.

I had automatic restore turned on, how do I disable it now?

Just remove set -g @continuum-restore 'on' from tmux.conf.

To be absolutely sure automatic restore doesn't happen, create a tmux_no_auto_restore file in your home directory (command: $ touch ~/tmux_no_auto_restore). Automatic restore won't happen if this file exists.