Tmux is a software application that can be used to multiplex several virtual consoles, allowing a user to access multiple separate terminal sessions inside a single terminal window or remote terminal session. It is similar to screen as it lets you run numerous TTYs in the same terminal window.

How to install Tmux ?

Download tmux -1.6.tar.gz using wget.

tar -xvf tmux-1.6.tar.gz

./configure –prefix=/usr/local/tmux

make && make install

/usr/local/tmux/bin/tmux

tmux new -s session_name :- creates a new tmux session named session_name

tmux attach -t session_name :- attaches to an existing tmux session named session_name

tmux switch -t session_name :- switches to an existing session named session_name

tmux list-sessions :- lists existing tmux sessions

tmux detach (prefix + d) :- detach the currently attached session