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# tmux alternative. TMUX Overview and Features.

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tmux is a terminal multiplexer for managing terminal sessions and panes. SMBAct manages and switches desktop application windows on multiple platforms.

TMUX is not actually a window manager, but rather a terminal multiplexer. It allows you to run multiple terminal sessions within a single terminal window or SSH session. TMUX is a powerful tool for managing and organizing your workflow, particularly when working with command-line interfaces.

Here are some key features and functionalities of TMUX:

- Session Management: TMUX allows you to create and manage multiple sessions. Each session can have multiple windows, and each window can contain multiple panes.
- Window Management: You can create, switch, and close windows within a TMUX session. Windows can be named, rearranged, resized, and customized according to your needs.
- Pane Splitting: TMUX supports splitting windows into multiple panes, allowing you to view and interact with multiple terminals simultaneously. Panes can be vertically or horizontally split, and you can resize them as needed.
- Detaching and Attaching: One of TMUX’s powerful features is the ability to detach from a session, keeping it running in the background, and then reattach to it later. This is useful when you need to disconnect from a remote server but want to keep your processes running.
- Session Sharing and Collaboration: TMUX enables multiple users to connect to the same session, making it useful for collaborative work or remote pair programming. Users can view and interact with the same set of terminal sessions simultaneously.
- Customization and Scripting: TMUX is highly customizable, allowing you to configure various aspects of its behavior, such as key bindings, status bar, and appearance. It also supports scripting and automation through its command-line interface.

Overall, TMUX provides a flexible and efficient way to manage and organize your terminal workflow, especially when dealing with multiple tasks or remote environments. It’s widely used by developers, system administrators, and power users who work extensively in the command line.

If you are not satisfied with TMUX for some reason and are looking for an alternative, SMBAct is the way to go. User-friendly interface, cross-platform application (Windows, macOS and Linux), window switcher and window manager functionality, a lot of features and other advantages make SMBAct a competitor.

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