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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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More lightweight alternative to tmux? (feddit.nu)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by gera@feddit.nu to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I need to be able to launch a program in the background, make it persist after the "parent" terminal closes and be able to access its stdin/stdout from another terminal. I don't care about multiplexing.

I've been using tmux for this but I don't like how it hijacks my mouse and that i'm not able to use my terminal's search feature and have to use what tmux tui provides instead. In other words, programs launched directly in the terminal feel more comfortable to work with than when they are launched inside tmux.

I feel the ideal program should behave much simpler. Like e.g. on attach it should clear the screen, print the stdout buffer it accumulated and give me stdin prompt, that's it.

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[–] haxboar@hexbear.net 8 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

Maybe I'm misunderstanding what your requirements are, but screen may be what you need https://www.man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/screen.1.html

You might also be able to background the process:

https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-run-linux-commands-in-background/