Vim-Style Pane and Window Management in tmux
The default tmux keybindings for pane and window manipulation present ergonomic challenges that interrupt workflow efficiency. This article presents a vim-style binding configuration that provides ...
Derrek Landauer
Building a Context-Aware Help System in tmux
A modal help system for tmux that displays mode-specific keybinding references. Rather than presenting an overwhelming list of all commands, the system shows only the bindings relevant to the curre...
SSH-Aware Window Names in tmux with Automatic Title Detection
You SSH into five servers in different tmux windows, run commands, switch between them, and completely forget which window contains which host. Tab through them all, check prompts, curse quietly. M...
OSC 52 Clipboard Integration in tmux for SSH Sessions
A technical guide to implementing OSC 52 escape sequences in tmux for seamless clipboard synchronization across SSH sessions, nested terminals, and mosh connections. Abstract Clipboard access fro...
Building a Unified Local Development Environment
A complete local development environment integrating a service dashboard, reverse proxy, local DNS, and port allocation scheme. All services become accessible from any network device via friendly U...
Non-Blocking Bash TUI for DDC/CI Monitor Control
A responsive terminal UI for controlling external monitors via DDC/CI. Background workers decouple slow device queries from display updates, maintaining UI responsiveness. DDC/CI Overview DDC/CI ...
Caddy and Local DNS for Network-Wide Dev Access
Your development servers run on localhost:4000, localhost:5173, and localhost:8080. Testing on your phone means typing 192.168.1.51:5173 from memory. Your tablet needs a different IP. A colleague o...
A Local Dev Services Dashboard in Python
Working on five projects simultaneously means five development servers scattered across terminals. Port 4000 runs the blog—or was it 4001? Port 5173 is Vite, port 8070 is Python, and port 8123 is… ...
nohup for Background Processes: Use Cases, Tradeoffs, and Alternatives
SSH into a server, start a 12-hour training job, close your laptop—and the process dies. This happens because the shell forwards SIGHUP to child processes when the terminal disconnects. Screen and ...
Game Server Backup and Update Scripts with Automatic Rollback
Game server updates break worlds. A mod incompatibility corrupts player data. A config change causes crashes. You need to restore the backup—which you forgot to take, or took three days ago, or can...