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Scripting library / ORM / API wrapper for tmux

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libtmux

libtmux is a scripting library for tmux. You can use it command and control tmux servers, sessions, windows, and panes. It is the tool behind tmuxp, a tmux workspace manager in python.

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libtmux builds upon tmux's target and formats to create an object mapping to traverse, inspect and interact with live tmux sessions.

View the documentation, API information and architectural details.

Install

$ pip install --user libtmux

Open a tmux session

Session name foo, window name bar

$ tmux new-session -s foo -n bar

Pilot your tmux session via python

$ python

Use ptpython, ipython, etc. for a nice shell with autocompletions:

$ pip install --user ptpython
$ ptpython

Connect to a live tmux session:

>>> import libtmux
>>> server = libtmux.Server()
>>> server
<libtmux.server.Server object at 0x7fbd622c1dd0>

Tip: You can also use tmuxp's tmuxp shell to drop straight into your current tmux server / session / window pane.

List sessions:

>>> server.list_sessions()
[Session($3 foo), Session($1 libtmux)]

Find session:

>>> server.get_by_id('$3')
Session($3 foo)

Find session by dict lookup:

>>> server.find_where({ "session_name": "foo" })
Session($3 foo)

Assign session to session:

>>> session = server.find_where({ "session_name": "foo" })

Control your session:

>>> session.new_window(attach=False, window_name="ha in the bg")
Window(@8 2:ha in the bg, Session($3 foo))
>>> session.kill_window("ha in")

Create new window in the background (don't switch to it):

>>> w = session.new_window(attach=False, window_name="ha in the bg")
Window(@11 3:ha in the bg, Session($3 foo))

Close window:

>>> w.kill_window()

Grab remaining tmux window:

>>> window = session.attached_window
>>> window.split_window(attach=False)
Pane(%23 Window(@10 1:bar, Session($3 foo)))

Rename window:

>>> window.rename_window('libtmuxower')
Window(@10 1:libtmuxower, Session($3 foo))

Split window (create a new pane):

>>> pane = window.split_window()
>>> pane = window.split_window(attach=False)
>>> pane.select_pane()
>>> window = session.new_window(attach=False, window_name="test")
>>> pane = window.split_window(attach=False)

Type inside the pane (send key strokes):

>>> pane.send_keys('echo hey send now')

>>> pane.send_keys('echo hey', enter=False)
>>> pane.enter()

Grab the output of pane:

>>> pane.clear()  # clear the pane
>>> pane.send_keys('cowsay hello')
>>> print('\n'.join(pane.cmd('capture-pane', '-p').stdout))
sh-3.2$ cowsay 'hello'
 _______
< hello >
 -------
        \   ^__^
         \  (oo)\_______
            (__)\       )\/\
                ||----w |
                ||     ||

Traverse and navigate:

>>> pane.window
Window(@10 1:libtmuxower, Session($3 foo))
>>> pane.window.session
Session($3 foo)

Python support

Unsupported / no security releases or bug fixes:

  • Python 2.x: The backports branch is v0.8.x.

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