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codekirei/tmux-hybrid-attach.sh

Created June 27, 2014 20:36
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A simple shell script that determines if a specific named tmux session exists then attaches to it or creates it.
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tmux-hybrid-attach.sh
#!/bin/zsh
grepTest=$(tmux list-sessions | grep $1)
if [ ! $grepTest ]; then
tmux new -s $1
else
tmux attach -t $1
fi
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For ease of use, I added this script to my $PATH and added the following line to .zshrc:

alias tma='tmux-hybrid-attach.sh $1'

Also, don't forget to make the script executable with chmod +x.

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