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tmate

tmate

Instant terminal sharing.

Runs as tmate|macOS, Linux|tmate.io
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Command form

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Create a new tmate (tmux fork) session. Only new-session is modelled; control mode, sockets and other commands are left out.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun
Run in Otty
otty gui tmate

tmate new-session

New session

Create a new session, optionally detached and with a name, directory and initial command.

New sessionExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal
Basic
Session name*
string
Start directory
directory
TasksEach one presets the form for one job
Named session
session_namestart_directory
Detached, run a command
session_nameshell_command
ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form
Session name
string
-s
Window name
string
-n
Start directory
path
-c
Detached
Do not attach to the current terminal.
boolean
-d
Attach if session exists
boolean
-A
Width (detached)
integer
-x
Height (detached)
integer
-y
Shell command
Command to run in the initial window.
string · positional 0
SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these
man
new-session [-AdDEP] [-c start-directory] [-F format] [-n window-name] [-s session-name] [-t target-session] [-x width] [-y height] [shell-command] (alias: new) Create a new session with name session-name. The new session is attached to the current terminal unless -d is given. window-name and shell-command are the name of and shell command to execute in the…
manual2026-10-27

manpages.debian.org

Before it fills your prompt, Otty checks the installed tmate against its version. A form that does not match your version is not offered.