Tmux (persistent sessions)

Tmux allows you to host multiple persistent terminal sessions on a single connection.

Setup and tutorial

• Connect to the workstation, and create a new session by typing:

  tmux

• Add a new tab (called "window" within tmux): ctrl + B, C

• Move to previous or next tab: ctrl + B, P and ctrl + B, N

• Quit (detach) tmux session: ctrl + B, D

• Once you re-connect to the workstation, you can attach to the existing session by typing:

  tmux a

For more information, consult the manual by typing man tmux or this cheatsheet.

iTerm2 integration

If you use iTerm2 on OS X, you can navigate all of your tmux tabs using native interface and shortcuts. Connect to the workstation by typing:

ssh ml_workstation -t 'tmux -CC a -t 0'

For more information, refer to iTerm2 docs.