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Changed the language: it's not on computer start, it's on user login
tblancher Mar 10, 2025
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Fixed up language in the main README.md (forgot to do it in last commit)
tblancher Mar 10, 2025
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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions README.md
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Features:

- continuous saving of tmux environment
- automatic tmux start when computer/server is turned on
- automatic tmux start when computer/server is turned on and the user logs in
- automatic restore when tmux is started

Together, these features enable uninterrupted tmux usage. No matter the computer
or server restarts, if the machine is on, tmux will be there how you left it off
the last time it was used.
the last time it was used once you log back in.

Tested and working on Linux, OSX and Cygwin.

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# Automatic Tmux start

Tmux is automatically started after the computer/server is turned on.
Tmux is automatically started after the user logs in.

### OS X

To enable this feature:
- put `set -g @continuum-boot 'on'` in `.tmux.conf`
- reload tmux config with this shell command: `$ tmux source-file ~/.tmux.conf`

Next time the computer is started:
Next time the computer is started and the user logs in:
- `Terminal.app` window will open and resize to maximum size
- `tmux` command will be executed in the terminal window
- if "auto restore" feature is enabled, tmux will start restoring previous env
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- `set -g @continuum-boot-options 'alacritty,fullscreen'` - start `alacritty`
in fullscreen

Note: The first time you reboot your machine and activate this feature you may be prompted about a script requiring
access to a system program (i.e. - System Events). If this happens tmux will not start automatically and you will need
to go to `System Preferences -> Security & Privacy -> Accessability` and add the script to the list of apps that are
allowed to control your computer.
Note: The first time you reboot your machine and activate this feature you may
be prompted about a script requiring access to a system program (i.e. - System
Events) upon first login. If this happens tmux will not start automatically and
you will need to go to `System Preferences -> Security & Privacy ->
Accessability` and add the script to the list of apps that are allowed to
control your computer. This may require administrative access.

### Linux

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