tmuxing for simple peoples
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So when i'm working on my computer, i quite enjoy working on the
CLI with tmux. And since my computer needs are rather modest, i use
tmux in a fairly simple way. To be honest i only know two keycodes;
I use [CTRL-B + c] to create a new window, and [CTRL-B + number] to
switch my view to a certain window.
For the rest, i wouldn't know what the keycodes are for splitting
windows, and viewing multiple things at the same time. I think i
knew these keycodes once, but have forgotten them as i don't use
them regularly. I know tmux can do all kinds of fancy things, but
somehow i end up using only the plain basics.
Under X, i have the same thing with dwm, i typically only view one
window at one time, and only remember the keycode to spawn a
terminal, and to start a program via dmenu. The rest of the
possibilities of dwm i tend to ignore.
It sounds kind of silly to ignore all the nice features these
awesome programs offer. But my strategy is that the less keycodes i
need to remember, the more space i keep in my head to remember the
names of reality-tv stars, such as Kim Kardashian, or Kylie Jenner.
Or as another useful thing, remember slogans of products or
services i never use. Just do it, my brain says, just remember
random things, and never forget it.
It is frustrating that i involuntarily remember names of people i
have never even seen, and think "i'm loving it" when i see an M,
but can't seem to remember the right bloody keycode to split a
window, five minutes after looking it up in the manual.
That's why i like 'nano' by the way. This little editor (that some
people here seem to despise) at least tells me which buttons i have
to press in order to do something. That's helpful for simple folk
like me.
And that's only keycodes... Don't get me started on commandline
flags to untar or unzip something...
By the way, for these kinds of things, i'd like to set up a plain
old analog index card system actually. That's a cool subject to
write about next time i think.
