mirror of
https://github.com/jimeh/tmuxifier.git
synced 2026-02-19 09:56:39 +00:00
109 lines
3.5 KiB
Markdown
109 lines
3.5 KiB
Markdown
# Tmuxifier
|
|
|
|
Tmuxify your Tmux. Create, edit and load complex Tmux session, window and pane
|
|
configurations with ease.
|
|
|
|
In short, Tmuxifier allows you to easily create, edit and load "layout"
|
|
files. A layout file is simply a shell script following a specific use pattern
|
|
of the `tmux` command to create Tmux sessions and windows.
|
|
|
|
### Window Layouts
|
|
|
|
Window layouts create a new Tmux window, optionally setting the window title
|
|
and root path where all shells are cd'd to by default. It allows you to easily
|
|
split a window into specifically sized panes and more as you wish.
|
|
|
|
You can load a window layout directly into your current Tmux session, or into
|
|
a session layout to have the window created along with the session.
|
|
|
|
### Session Layouts
|
|
|
|
Session layouts create a new Tmux session, optionally setting a session title
|
|
and root path where all shells in the session are cd'd to by default. Windows
|
|
can be added to the session either by loading existing window layouts, or
|
|
defined directly within the session layout file.
|
|
|
|
## Example
|
|
|
|
Given we have a window layout file called [example.window.sh][example] which
|
|
looks like:
|
|
|
|
[example]: https://github.com/jimeh/tmuxifier/blob/master/examples/example.window.sh
|
|
|
|
```bash
|
|
window_name "Example Window"
|
|
window_root "~/Desktop"
|
|
tmux new-window -t "$session" -n "$window"
|
|
tmux split-window -t "$session:$window.0" -v -p 20 "watch -t date"
|
|
tmux split-window -t "$session:$window.1" -h -p 60
|
|
tmux select-pane -t "$session:$window.0"
|
|
```
|
|
|
|
You can then load that window layout into a new window in the
|
|
current tmux session using:
|
|
|
|
```bash
|
|
tmuxifier window example
|
|
```
|
|
|
|
Which will yield a Tmux window looking like this:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
## Installation
|
|
|
|
```bash
|
|
git clone https://github.com/jimeh/tmuxifier.git ~/.tmuxifier
|
|
```
|
|
|
|
And add the following to your `~/.profile` or equivalent:
|
|
|
|
```bash
|
|
[[ -s "$HOME/.tmuxifier/init.sh" ]] && source "$HOME/.tmuxifier/init.sh"
|
|
```
|
|
|
|
### Custom Installaton Path
|
|
|
|
To install Tmuxifier to a custom path, clone the repository to your desired
|
|
path, and set `$TMUXIFIER` to that path, additionally loading `init.sh` from
|
|
that same path.
|
|
|
|
```bash
|
|
export TMUXIFIER="$HOME/.dotfiles/tmuxifier"
|
|
[[ -s "$TMUXIFIER/init.sh" ]] && source "$TMUXIFIER/init.sh"
|
|
```
|
|
|
|
## Differences From Tmuxinator?
|
|
|
|
Though Tmuxifier is largely inspired by the excellent [tmuxinator][] project,
|
|
it does set itself apart in a number of ways:
|
|
|
|
- Uses shell scripts to define Tmux sessions and windows instead of YAML
|
|
files. The benefit is total control over Tmux, but the definition files are
|
|
more complicated to work with.
|
|
- Instead of using a "project" concept, Tmuxifier uses a concept of "sessions"
|
|
and "windows". This allows you to load a whole session with multiple
|
|
pre-defined window configurations, or just load a single window
|
|
configuration into your existing session.
|
|
- Tmuxifier is a set of shell scripts, meaning it doesn't require Ruby to be
|
|
installed on the machine to work.
|
|
|
|
## Inspiration
|
|
|
|
- As mentioned above, Tmuxifier is largely inspired by [tmuxinator][].
|
|
- I drew a lot of inspiration from [rbenv][] when it came to structuring the
|
|
project, shell commands, and completion.
|
|
|
|
[tmuxinator]: https://github.com/aziz/tmuxinator
|
|
[rbenv]: https://github.com/sstephenson/rbenv
|
|
|
|
## Heed My Warning
|
|
|
|
Tmuxifier is pretty much an alpha product at this point. Documentation is
|
|
sketchy at best, and things might drastically change further down the line. If
|
|
that doesn't put you off, enjoy Tmuxifier :)
|
|
|
|
## License
|
|
|
|
Released under the MIT license. Copyright (c) 2012 Jim Myhrberg.
|