I'm used to using nested sessions to manage different contexts. For example, in the outer session I open a new window, start a nested session and ssh into a bunch of different machines for a client I'm working on. I can bounce between client machines in my nested session, and bounce around to my other tasks in my main outer session.
This works well with GNU screen, as I can set different escape prefixes in the outer and inner sessions. Say my .screenrc has "escape ^Ll". When I open the inner session, I can type "^Ll:escape ^Oo". Now ^Oc creates a new window in the inner session, and ^Lc creates a new window in the outer session. I can't find a way to do this with tmux. I start a nested session with "TMUX= tmux". I then type "^Ll:set-option -g prefix C-o", and this changes the prefix for both the outer and inner sessions. In case it matters, my .tmux.conf is: set -g default-terminal screen-256color-bce set -g history-limit 1000 set -sg escape-time 0 bind-key C-n next-window bind-key C-p previous-window unbind-key C-b set-option -g prefix C-l bind-key l send-prefix bind-key C-l last-window Does tmux provide a better way to have these multiple contexts, like the nested sessions provide in GNU screen? Or is there a way to have different prefixes for the inner and outer sessions? Thank you, Tim ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ tmux-users mailing list tmux-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/tmux-users
