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Multiplexers
Run multiple terminal sessions inside a single connection. Use screen and tmux to keep processes alive after disconnecting, split windows, and manage long-running tasks.
Labs in this module
- screen - Keep long jobs alive across a dropped SSH connection with screen. List sessions with -ls, start one bare or named with -S, detach with Ctrl-
- tmux - Keep work alive across a disconnect with tmux, the modern terminal multiplexer. Detachable sessions, windows, and split panes in one termina
- Operation Persistence - The Multiplexers module capstone mission. Drill screen and tmux in one hands-on operation on a real Linux VM: start a named session, detach