tmux proof of concept for opening up a split pane window session with a series of synchronized commands

tmux-fortunes-poc.sh

#!/bin/bash
#
# proof of concept: scripted tmux
# opens a 2 pane tmux session with rainbows fortunes
# marks the window status red because the panes are synchronized
# and then closes it all down

main() {
  tmux new-session \;\
  setw -g window-status-current-format '#{?pane_synchronized,#[bg=red],}#I:#W' \;\
  setw -g window-status-format         '#{?pane_synchronized,#[bg=red],}#I:#W' \;\
  split-window -vd\;\
  rename-window "🔮zsh - fortunes" \;\
  set-window-option synchronize-panes on \;\
  send-keys 'fortune | cowsay | lolcat' C-m \;\
  send-keys 'sleep 10' C-m \;\
  send-keys 'exit' C-m;
}

main