Extending tmux with Plugins
So far, we’ve made modifications directly to the tmux configuration file. While that works, it can be a little awkward when doing something more complex. Bruno Sutic developed a solution to this called TPM, the tmux plugin manager. Since then, more and more people have come together to build plugins to extend tmux. Let’s use TPM to install the incredibly useful tmux-resurrect[16] plugin, which can restore tmux sessions even after a reboot!
To set it up, first clone the repository into a folder called ~/.tmux/plugins/tpm:
| | $ git clone https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tpm ~/.tmux/plugins/tpm |
Then add these lines to your .tmux.conf file:
| | set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tpm' |
| | set ... |
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