tmux and never lose SSH again

use-tmux.md

To use tmux for a persistent Midnight Commander session that survives SSH disconnections:

Starting a persistent session

1. SSH into your server and start tmux:

   ssh your-server
   tmux new -s mc

2. Launch Midnight Commander inside tmux:

   mc

Now your Midnight Commander session runs inside tmux and won't be interrupted if your SSH connection drops[1][3].

Reconnecting after disconnection

When your SSH connection interrupts, simply reconnect and reattach to your tmux session:

ssh your-server
tmux attach -t mc

Your Midnight Commander will be exactly as you left it[1][5].

Key tmux commands

• Detach manually (leave tmux running): Press Ctrl+b then d
• List active sessions: tmux list-sessions
• Kill session when done: tmux kill-session -t mc

The key advantage is that tmux keeps your session alive on the server even when you disconnect, so long-running tasks or file operations in Midnight Commander won't be interrupted[3][5].