tmux_loop_function.sh

# arg1 = "String to expand as the run command, $key will be interpretted as the item name"
# arg2..n = items to iterate across
function tmux_windows() {
  session="tmux-cmd-$$"
  tmux new-session -d -s $session
  cmd=$1 ; shift 
  index=1
  while [ ! -z $1 ] ; do
    index=$((++index))
    export var=$1 ; shift 
    run=$(eval echo $cmd)
    tmux new-window -t ${session}:${index} -n "${var}" "${run}"
  done  
  tmux select-window -t ${session}:1
  tmux -2 attach-session -t ${session}
}

#tmux_windows '/bin/sh' "a" "b"
tmux_windows 'tail -f $var' "/var/log/system.log" "/var/log/secure.log"

tmux_loop_function2.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# arg1 = "String to expand as the run command, $key will be interpretted as the item name"
# arg2..n = items to iterate across
function tmux_windows() {
  session="tmux-cmd-$$"
  tmux new-session -d -s $session
  cmd=$1 ; shift
  index=1
  while [ ! -z $1 ] ; do
    index=$((++index))
    export var=$1 ; shift
    run=$(eval echo $cmd)
    tmux new-window -t ${session}:${index} -n "${var}"
    tmux send-keys "$run" 'C-m'
  done
  tmux select-window -t ${session}:1
  tmux -2 attach-session -t ${session}
}

#tmux_windows '/bin/sh' "a" "b"
tmux_windows 'tail -f $var' "/var/log/system.log" "/var/log/secure.log"

tmux_loop_function_better.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# arg1 = "String to expand as the run command, $key will be interpretted as the item name"
# arg2..n = items to iterate across
function tmux_windows() {
  session="tmux-cmd-$$"
  tmux new-session -d -s $session
  cmd=$1 ; shift
  index=1
  while [ ! -z $1 ] ; do
    index=$((++index))
    export var=$1 ; shift
    run=$(echo "$cmd" | sed -e "s%\$var%$var%g")
    tmux new-window -t ${session}:${index} -n "${var}"
    tmux send-keys "$run" 'C-m'
  done
  tmux select-window -t ${session}:1
  tmux -2 attach-session -t ${session}
}

#tmux_windows '/bin/sh' "a" "b"
#tmux_windows 'echo "$var" && tail -f $var' "/var/log/system.log" "/var/log/secure.log"