tmuxConnect.sh

#!/bin/bash
#
# tmuxConnect SessionName FileWithMachineNames
#
# pass a file with a list of machine names as a parameter to this script
# and it will open a new tmux session with a window ssh'd into each host

SESSION=$1
MACHINE_FILE=$2

function usage
{
    msg="USAGE: tmuxConnect SessionName FileWithMachineNames"
    if [ "$SESSION" = "" ]
    then
        echo $msg; exit 1;
    fi
     
    if [ ! -e $MACHINE_FILE ]
    then
        echo $msg; exit 1; 
    fi
}

function newTmuxSession 
{
    tmux new-session -d -s $SESSION 
    tmux rename-window  -t $SESSION:0 ADMIN
}

function populateTmuxSession
{
    declare -a machine
    i=0
    while read line ; do
        machine[$i]=${line}
        tmux new-window -t $SESSION -n ${machine[$i]} "ssh ${machine[$i]}"
        i=$(($i+1))
    done < $MACHINE_FILE
    tmux attach -t $SESSION
}

function main 
{
    usage
    newTmuxSession
    populateTmuxSession
}

main