joeytrapp / pgen

Tmux scripted project generation program

pgen

Create tmux project files for easy tmux session management. Project files are currently stored in ~/.projects. The project file is created with the name of the first arg to pgen and then there is a questionnaire for naming the windows and giving them a relative path.

Installation

Direct Download

Download the latest release, put it in your path, and make it executable. Then create your projects folder.

mkdir ~/.projects

Using Go

You can optionally install pgen using Go. If you haven't yet, install Go and make sure to setup $GOPATH.

go get github.com/joeytrapp/pgen
mkdir ~/.projects

Usage

Create a new project file

Run the command, replacing <project> with your desired project name and follow the instructions.

pgen <project>

Generate a script to easily load tmux project files

sudo pgen -s > /usr/local/bin/p
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/p

Start tmux with a project

Run the executable, replacing <project> with your previously created project. You can even run this from inside existing tmux sessions.

p <project>

Add autocompletion

Using the -a flag, pgen will echo an autocompletion script. This script will autocomplete pgen commands and project names when using the p script. You will want drop the script into your auto_completion.d folder, or add the second command to your startup file (.bashrc, etc).

sudo pgen -a > pgen_autocompletion.sh
. pgen_autocompletion.sh