Tmux

tmux is a terminal multiplexer. It lets you switch easily between several programs in one terminal, detach them (they keep running in the background), and reattach them to a different terminal.

Cheat Sheet

Useful tmux Commands

• New Tmux Window tmux new -s mysession

• Detach it CTRL+b d

• List Sessions tmux ls

• Reattach Session tmux a -t mysession

How to use tmux on Tufts HPC Cluster?

Load tmux module

[your_utln@login-prod-01 ~]$ module load tmux Make a note of the login nodename login-prod-01 where your tmux session lives.

Start your tmux session

[your_utln@login-prod-01 ~]$ tmux new -s mysession

Start your Interactive session inside the tmux session, and run your programs

(Next Session)

Detach your tmux session OR lose connection…

CTRL+b d

Get your work session back

Log back in to the cluster or start a new terminal

If you are allocated on a different login node than where your tmux session lives. Simply do:

[your_utln@login-prod-03 ~]$ ssh login-prod-01

[your_utln@login-prod-01 ~]$ module load tmux

Check tmux sessions

[your_utln@login-prod-01 ~]$ tmux ls

Pick your session and reattach it

[your_utln@login-prod-01 ~]$ tmux a -t mysession