Terminal - Tag - Daily Deep Think https://blog.baifan.site/en/tags/terminal/ Terminal - Tag - Daily Deep Think Hugo -- gohugo.ioenblog@baifan.site (ByF) blog@baifan.site (ByF)Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0800 All the Tmux You'll Ever Use: Sessions, Panes, Detach https://blog.baifan.site/en/tmux-practical-guide/ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0800 ByF https://blog.baifan.site/en/tmux-practical-guide/

You SSH into a server to run a long task, the network drops, and the task is gone. Tmux exists to solve exactly this — it decouples the terminal session from the window, so the process keeps running after you close the terminal.

Tmux session-window-pane structure diagram
Tmux’s three layers: a Session contains Windows, a Window contains Panes

An ordinary terminal window is bound to its processes. Close the window and the processes die. Same story when SSH drops.

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