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I'm a big fan of
screenbecause it will let me run long-running processes without having to stay connected via SSH, and will log all the output.I do a lot of work on customers' servers and having a full record of everything that happened is incredibly valuable for CYA purposes.
I'd recommend
tmuxfor that particular use. Screen has a lot of extras that are interesting but don't really follow the GNU mentality of "do one thing and do it well."When tmux was first released I was already so used to screen that I never really considered switching. What would some convincing arguments be for me to make the effort to switch now?
Tmux was purpose built for terminal multiplexing. You can assign session names for organizing and manipulating multiple instances. Send keys to and read output from detached sessions. It's easy to script.
Was screen not purpose built for terminal multiplexing?
Sorry, it was, just not for exploring all of those instances at once. Should have called out the tiling function. Screen also built in a serial terminal emulator and started playing with a few other things.