Use tmux attach with xargs
I'd like to create an alias that lets me browse all of my tmux windows with FZF and then attach that single window. What I have so far:
tmux list-windows -t main -F '#{session_name}:#{window_name}' | fzf | xargs "tmux attach -t"
# In FZF, I select a window named "main:mail".
This results in an error:
open terminal failed: not a terminal
When I add an echo, the outputted command looks fine though:
tmux list-windows -t main -F '#{session_name}:#{window_name}' | fzf | xargs echo tmux attach -t```
=> tmux attach -t main:mail
If I run tmux attach -t main:mail directly, it works fine.
Any idea what I'm doing wrong?
A simpler breakdown without fzf (that produces the same error) would be:
echo "main:mail" | xargs tmux attach -t
tmux xargs
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I'd like to create an alias that lets me browse all of my tmux windows with FZF and then attach that single window. What I have so far:
tmux list-windows -t main -F '#{session_name}:#{window_name}' | fzf | xargs "tmux attach -t"
# In FZF, I select a window named "main:mail".
This results in an error:
open terminal failed: not a terminal
When I add an echo, the outputted command looks fine though:
tmux list-windows -t main -F '#{session_name}:#{window_name}' | fzf | xargs echo tmux attach -t```
=> tmux attach -t main:mail
If I run tmux attach -t main:mail directly, it works fine.
Any idea what I'm doing wrong?
A simpler breakdown without fzf (that produces the same error) would be:
echo "main:mail" | xargs tmux attach -t
tmux xargs
asked Jan 25 at 1:36
RemoRemo
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I'd like to create an alias that lets me browse all of my tmux windows with FZF and then attach that single window. What I have so far:
tmux list-windows -t main -F '#{session_name}:#{window_name}' | fzf | xargs "tmux attach -t"
# In FZF, I select a window named "main:mail".
This results in an error:
open terminal failed: not a terminal
When I add an echo, the outputted command looks fine though:
tmux list-windows -t main -F '#{session_name}:#{window_name}' | fzf | xargs echo tmux attach -t```
=> tmux attach -t main:mail
If I run tmux attach -t main:mail directly, it works fine.
Any idea what I'm doing wrong?
A simpler breakdown without fzf (that produces the same error) would be:
echo "main:mail" | xargs tmux attach -t
tmux xargs
asked Jan 25 at 1:36
RemoRemo
1084
I'd like to create an alias that lets me browse all of my tmux windows with FZF and then attach that single window. What I have so far:
tmux list-windows -t main -F '#{session_name}:#{window_name}' | fzf | xargs "tmux attach -t"
# In FZF, I select a window named "main:mail".
This results in an error:
open terminal failed: not a terminal
When I add an echo, the outputted command looks fine though:
tmux list-windows -t main -F '#{session_name}:#{window_name}' | fzf | xargs echo tmux attach -t```
=> tmux attach -t main:mail
If I run tmux attach -t main:mail directly, it works fine.
Any idea what I'm doing wrong?
A simpler breakdown without fzf (that produces the same error) would be:
echo "main:mail" | xargs tmux attach -t
tmux xargs
tmux xargs
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asked Jan 25 at 1:36
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tmux needs stdin to be the terminal, but using a pipe will make stdin connect to the pipe output instead. Another possible solution for you is
tmux attach -t "$(tmux list-windows -t main -F '#{session_name}:#{window_name}' | fzf)"
answered Jan 25 at 16:14
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The following is a workaround, but I'd appreciate knowing why the above didn't work and to have a better solutino:
run-shell tmux list-windows -t main -F "#{session_name}:#{window_name}" | fzf > /tmp/tmux-session && tmux attach -t $(cat /tmp/tmux-session)
answered Jan 25 at 1:43
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tmux needs stdin to be the terminal, but using a pipe will make stdin connect to the pipe output instead. Another possible solution for you is
tmux attach -t "$(tmux list-windows -t main -F '#{session_name}:#{window_name}' | fzf)"
answered Jan 25 at 16:14
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tmux needs stdin to be the terminal, but using a pipe will make stdin connect to the pipe output instead. Another possible solution for you is
tmux attach -t "$(tmux list-windows -t main -F '#{session_name}:#{window_name}' | fzf)"
answered Jan 25 at 16:14
meuhmeuh
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tmux needs stdin to be the terminal, but using a pipe will make stdin connect to the pipe output instead. Another possible solution for you is
tmux attach -t "$(tmux list-windows -t main -F '#{session_name}:#{window_name}' | fzf)"
answered Jan 25 at 16:14
meuhmeuh
3,69511021
tmux needs stdin to be the terminal, but using a pipe will make stdin connect to the pipe output instead. Another possible solution for you is
tmux attach -t "$(tmux list-windows -t main -F '#{session_name}:#{window_name}' | fzf)"
answered Jan 25 at 16:14
meuhmeuh
3,69511021
answered Jan 25 at 16:14
meuhmeuh
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answered Jan 25 at 16:14
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The following is a workaround, but I'd appreciate knowing why the above didn't work and to have a better solutino:
run-shell tmux list-windows -t main -F "#{session_name}:#{window_name}" | fzf > /tmp/tmux-session && tmux attach -t $(cat /tmp/tmux-session)
answered Jan 25 at 1:43
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The following is a workaround, but I'd appreciate knowing why the above didn't work and to have a better solutino:
run-shell tmux list-windows -t main -F "#{session_name}:#{window_name}" | fzf > /tmp/tmux-session && tmux attach -t $(cat /tmp/tmux-session)
answered Jan 25 at 1:43
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The following is a workaround, but I'd appreciate knowing why the above didn't work and to have a better solutino:
run-shell tmux list-windows -t main -F "#{session_name}:#{window_name}" | fzf > /tmp/tmux-session && tmux attach -t $(cat /tmp/tmux-session)
answered Jan 25 at 1:43
RemoRemo
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The following is a workaround, but I'd appreciate knowing why the above didn't work and to have a better solutino:
run-shell tmux list-windows -t main -F "#{session_name}:#{window_name}" | fzf > /tmp/tmux-session && tmux attach -t $(cat /tmp/tmux-session)
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