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Persist and restore tmux sessions
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#!/usr/bin/env bash | |
# Save and restore the state of tmux sessions and windows. | |
# TODO: persist and restore the state & position of panes. | |
# https://github.com/mislav/dotfiles/blob/d2af5900fce38238d1202aa43e7332b20add6205/bin/tmux-session | |
set -e | |
dump() { | |
local d=$'\t' | |
tmux list-windows -a -F "#S${d}#W${d}#{pane_current_path}" | |
} | |
save() { | |
dump > ~/.tmux-session | |
} | |
terminal_size() { | |
stty size 2>/dev/null | awk '{ printf "-x%d -y%d", $2, $1 }' | |
} | |
session_exists() { | |
tmux has-session -t "$1" 2>/dev/null | |
} | |
add_window() { | |
tmux new-window -d -t "$1:" -n "$2" -c "$3" | |
} | |
new_session() { | |
cd "$3" && | |
tmux new-session -d -s "$1" -n "$2" $4 | |
} | |
restore() { | |
tmux start-server | |
local count=0 | |
local dimensions="$(terminal_size)" | |
while IFS=$'\t' read session_name window_name dir; do | |
if [[ -d "$dir" && $window_name != "log" && $window_name != "man" ]]; then | |
if session_exists "$session_name"; then | |
add_window "$session_name" "$window_name" "$dir" | |
else | |
new_session "$session_name" "$window_name" "$dir" "$dimensions" | |
count=$(( count + 1 )) | |
fi | |
fi | |
done < ~/.tmux-session | |
echo "restored $count sessions" | |
} | |
case "$1" in | |
save | restore ) | |
$1 | |
;; | |
* ) | |
echo "valid commands: save, restore" >&2 | |
exit 1 | |
esac |
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