tmux is a "terminal multiplexer". It allows a
number of terminals (or windows) to be accessed
and controlled from a single terminal. It is
intended to be a simple, modern, BSD-licensed
alternative to programs such as GNU screen.
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New commands were added, including one to run an external command without a window and one to redirect a pane's output to an external command. The ability to define multiple prefix keys was added. The internal locking mechanism was replaced by executing a shell command. Scroll mode was superseded by copy mode. A new window option was added to send all input to all other panes in the same window. Support for grouped sessions was added. Commands can be queued and run in the background. Attributes may be turned off in #[] by prefixing with "no". Default colors are automatically detected. xterm-keys was rewritten. Input/tty/utf8 improvements were made. Several bugs were fixed.
Hugely improved layout management, including splitting in both directions and use of all ACS characters for separators. Support for tmux as the shell. Better copy and paste. Customizable mode keys and searching through history. New commands, including one to handle the environment and one to display pane numbers. More color options in the status line. Man page reorganization. Many minor additions and several bugfixes.
Changes include: an overhaul of the build infrastructure; an option to monitor a window for content changes; some additional layout-related commands; a clean-history command; improved UTF-8 detection; a confirm-before command to confirm dangerous commands; status line improvements, and support for some addition terminal features.
Basic horizontal window splitting and automatic pane layout were implemented. UTF-8 support was improved. Memory consumption was reduced. Support for 88 color terminals was added. A scroll region is emulated for terminals without it. Several new commands were added. A few bugs were fixed.
copy-buffer and suspend-client commands. Support for placing the output of a shell command in the status line. Individual window colors in the status line. Better mouse support. The ability to set attributes for status line, etc. Better support for black and white terminals. Automatically renames the window to match the command running in it. The ability to specify multiple commands as a sequence. A number of bugfixes.
