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Pane

A simple tmux session manager available in both Elixir and Node.js implementations. Pane creates a consistent development environment across multiple project directories.

Features

• Creates a tmux session with multiple windows
• Each window corresponds to a specific project directory
• Sets up a standardized dev environment with editor and shell panes
• Automatically attaches to sessions when created (or use --no-attach)
• Creates and manages independent tmux sessions with different configurations
• Enhanced preview mode with detailed diagnostic information
• Supports multiple pane layouts for different workflows
• Robust terminal detection for various terminal environments
• Available in both Elixir and Node.js implementations

Architecture

Pane is built around these main modules:

• Pane.CLI: Command-line interface and entry point
• Pane.Config: Configuration file handling and processing
• Pane.Layout: Window layout management with customizable templates
• Pane.Tmux: Low-level tmux command integration
  • Pane.Tmux.Session: Session management
  • Pane.Tmux.Window: Window creation and management
  • Pane.Tmux.Pane: Individual pane operations
  • Pane.Tmux.Layout: Layout application
• Pane.Layout.Templates: Predefined layout configurations
  • Single: A single fullscreen pane
  • SplitVertical: Two equal vertical panes
  • TopSplitBottom: Large top pane (60%) with two equal bottom panes (40%)
  • Quad: Four equal panes arranged in a 2x2 grid

Installation

Quick Install (Recommended)

# Install using curl
curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zscott/pane/main/scripts/setup.sh | bash

This will:

1. Install the Elixir version to /usr/local/pane
2. Install the Node.js version to /usr/local/pane-js
3. Install the wrapper to /usr/local/pane-wrapper
4. Create a symbolic link in /usr/local/bin/pane
5. Add an uninstaller at /usr/local/pane-wrapper/uninstall

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