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date: 2025-06-09
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title: tmux is my session manager
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permalink: /daily/2025/06/09/tmux-my-session-manager
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---
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If you're subscribed to my mailing list, listened to a podcast episode or watched any of my presentations or live streams, you'll probably know that I use a command line-based approach to software development.
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I use NixOS as my operating system, Neovim and tmux for coding, and various other command-line tools as part of my daily workflow.
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tmux is a terminal multiplexer - a tool to run multiple sessions, windows and panes within the same terminal.
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I have one session per project or directory, each with its own windows and panes to run Neovim and other tools to work on that project.
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YouTube and Twitch streamer rwxrob said that tmux was his window manager, based on how he used it to organise his desktop.
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tmux is my session manager.
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As well as being able to easily switch between codebases, each has it's own startup script that bootstraps the project for me.
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This is the script for my website:
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```bash
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PATH="${PATH}:./vendor/bin"
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tmux new-window -dn scratch
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tmux new-window -dn server
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tmux new-window -dn tailwindcss -c "themes/opdavies"
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tmux send-keys -t server "drush runserver" Enter
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tmux send-keys -t tailwindcss "tailwindcss --input css/tailwind.css --output build/tailwind.css --watch" Enter
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nvim .
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```
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It creates windows for scratch commands, starts a web server with Drush, starts Tailwind CSS to generate any new styles and opens Neovim.
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Some are simpler and some are more complex, but it reduces the friction between switching projects and makes it quick and simple.
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