It originated within the FreeBSD community (though it's not part of the project). As to why you'd want it? I use it on machines I use remotely so I can have pe

It originated within the FreeBSD community (though it's not part of the project). As to why you'd want it? I use it on machines I use remotely so I can have persistent sessions. That's the point of the likes of tmux and screen. Also, gnome-terminal isn't a terminal multiplexer: it's a terminal emulator that allows you to open multiple terminal sessions in separate tabs. You're not multiplexing a single terminal in that case, unlike screen and tmux. If you want a terminal emulator that's more comparable to tmux and screen, take a look at Terminator: http://gnometerminator.blogspot.ie/p/introduction.html http://gnometerminator.blogspot.ie/p/introduction.html