EDIT: I duplicated a typo from last to first example :-(
st -e tmux new-session \; \
set-option destroy-unattached on \; \
choose-tree -b "new-session -t '%%'"
That is how to properly escape the %%, -sigh-
On Sat, Jan 21, 2017 at 5:32 PM, Ryan Nabinger <[email protected]>
wrote:
> TL;DR: Every terminal I spawn execs tmux, specifically:
>
> st -e tmux new-session \; \
> set-option destroy-unattached on \; \
> choose-tree -b "new-session -t "%%"'
>
> and here was how I progressed to that ...
>
> Simplest option, just spawn a new session every time:
>
> st -e tmux new-session
> st -e tmux new-session \; set-option destroy-unattached on
>
> Conventional spawning of a new terminal. Converges on unmanagable amount
> of sessions without diligent ^D (logout). The second variant alleviates
> this, but can bite you ("destroy-unattached off" is expected, you WILL
> accidentally kill windows).
>
>
> Attach to the last session:
>
> st -e tmux attach-session
> st -e tmux attach-session \; new-window
>
> This is another way to reduce the amount of left-over sessions. The second
> variant is nice for quick commands, a ^D returns other attached clients to
> their old state (nearly, see -E). Terminals are linked so other windows
> unexpectedly start changing. If you are experienced with tmux this is
> obvious, but annoying.
>
>
> Choose a session to "clone", or attach to the last session if cancelled:
>
> st -e tmux attach-session \; choose-tree -b "new-session -t '%%'"
> st -e tmux new-session \; set-option destroy-unattached on \;
> choose-tree -b "new-session -t "%%"'
>
> This works unless the attached window is already in (copy|edit)-mode. It
> also fails unless at least one session is running, or a session is started
> in tmux.conf. The second variant seems to always work and is my current
> keybinding (Win+Return) in my window manager.
>
> Comment and improve :-)
>
> Thanks,
> Ryan
>
>
>
>
>
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