What’s Next?
By using tmux paste buffers to move text around, you gain the ability to have a clipboard in situations where you might not have one, such as when you’re logged into the console of a server or without a graphical terminal. Being able to scroll back through the history of a long console output can be a huge help. It’s worth installing tmux directly on your servers for that reason alone.
Now that you have a good understanding of how to find, copy, and paste text, you can start working tmux into your daily routine. For many developers, pair programming is often part of that routine. Let’s take a look at how to use tmux to work with another developer.
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