Persistent tmux section

If you want to turn off the computer, or restart, and want to keep the exact state that your tmux tabs were at, you can install some plugins to take snapshots

How to install plugins in tmux

First you need a plugin manager (that makes things easier)

• git clone https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tpm ~/.tmux/plugins/tpm
• Go into ~/.tmux.config and add:

# List of plugins
set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tpm'           # Plugin manager (MUST BE FIRST!)
set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tmux-resurrect' # Session persistence
set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tmux-continuum' # Auto save/restore

# Plugin-specific configurations (optional)
set -g @continuum-restore 'on'

# Initialize TPM (keep this line at the very bottom of your config!)
run '~/.tmux/plugins/tpm/tpm'

IMPORTANT: The default prefix in tmux is Ctrl-b.

In order to start applying the plugins and everything else, you can run this:

• Prefix + r => Reload tmux config
• Prefix + Shift + I => Install plugins
  • You should see TMUX environment reloaded. Done
• You can double check if everything was installed with: ls ~/.tmux/plugins/

tmux-resurrect

A small plugin that allows us to take snapshots of the current session, and to restore a previous saved session:

• Save session: Prefix + Ctrl-s
• Restore session: Prefix + Ctrl-r

tmux-continuum

This automates tmux-resurrect with periodic saving and automatic restore. Auto- saves every 15 minutes and auto-restores on tmux server start