TMUX Start Util

What

tmux-start is a helper utility to manage tmux sessions with multiple projects and tickets.

Why

Many developers who work in a TMUX+VIM or similar setup sometimes rely on having multiple sessions. I myself tend to be very specific with the windows I have open in tmux and their order and started to write scripts to start-up individual projects.

This personal script was an attempt to unify and simplify the approach

How

tmux-start relies on a "project" folder containing folders of projects and "tickets" within. To me, "project" means client. Project just seemed more generic. You could easily cut out this step, or perhaps I should auto-skip/assume if there is only one project.

Available Commands / Functions

• t-window: Creates a new window. First arg name, second arg optional relative path to base
• t-rename-window: Renames current window
• t-vSplit: Will create a vertical split line. Optional % width as first arg
• t-hSplit: Will create a horizontal split line. Optional % width as first arg
• t-left: moved the selected window to the left
• t-right: moved the selected window to the right

Example script:

PBASE=~/clients/cool-company
COMMANDS="
	t-rename-window \"Sandbox\"
	t-window \"Kubernetes\" /
	t-vSplit; t-left; t-hSplit
	t-window ui-project1
	t-window ui-project2
	t-window service-cart
"

• The config is read by line breaks
• You can group commands on one line seperated by ; for organization
• This is my second itteration, the goal is to remove as much as possible from this file making it as short and easy to config/maintain as possible