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> I use a multiplexer because it lets me instantly open a new terminal in the same directory I'm currently working in. You can add a keybinding for this with a
by ibraheemdev 5y ago
> I use a multiplexer because it lets me instantly open a new terminal in the same directory I'm currently working in.
You can add a keybinding for this with alacritty:
{ key: N, mods: Command, action: SpawnNewInstance }
> Furthermore it can open the terminal's buffer in Vim, letting me select and copy text using all features and shortcuts I'm used to
alacritty has vi mode which gives you all of those keybindings without having to open vim (ctrl+shift+space).
- alpaca128 5y ago> alacritty has vi mode which gives you all of those keybindings It doesn't give me access to my custom keybindings or the plugins I have setup in Vim. Also I can't select or annotate terminal output and then save it directly into a file in one step. The multiplexer is both more powerful and flexible by actually doing less and just passing tasks like selection and copying to other proven tools. I appreciate that more than terminals trying to do everything.
- ibraheemdev 5y agoWell, I'm not sure why you need vim plugins for copy-pasting from the terminal, but I agree that it is more powerful. My point is that a lot of people don't need tmux/zellij because their terminal emulators provide much of the useful functionality.