Removed termpad artifact from .tmux.conf.home

that work across environments.

.tmux.conf

@@ -1,105 +1,118 @@
-## make tmux display things in 256 colors
+#########################################
-## Getting italics working correctly in tmux
+# Basic Settings and Prefix
-## https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/745718
+#########################################
-set -g default-terminal "tmux-256color"
 
-## set scrollback history to 10000 (10k)
+set-option -g prefix C-a  # Set Ctrl-a as the prefix key
-set -g history-limit 10000
+unbind C-b                # Unbind the default Ctrl-b prefix
+set -sg escape-time 1     # Shorten command delay for faster responsiveness
 
-## set Ctrl-a as the default prefix key combination
+#########################################
-## and unbind C-b to free it up
+# Terminal and Display
-set -g prefix C-a
+#########################################
-unbind C-b
 
-## reload ~/.tmux.conf using PREFIX r
+set-option -g default-terminal "tmux-256color" # Force tmux to use 256 colors if supported by the terminal
+
+#########################################
+# History and Indexing
+#########################################
+
+set-option -g history-limit 10000 # Set the scrollback history limit to 10,000 lines
+set-option -g base-index 1        # Start window indexing at 1 (instead of 0)
+set-option -g pane-base-index 1   # Start pane indexing at 1 (instead of 0)
+
+#########################################
+# Key Bindings
+#########################################
+
+# Reload tmux configuration
 bind r source-file ~/.tmux.conf \; display "Reloaded!"
 
-## map Vi movement keys as pane movement keys
+# Window Management
-bind h select-pane -L
+bind Tab next-window                       # Cycle to the next window
-bind j select-pane -D
+bind , command-prompt "rename-window '%%'" # Open a prompt to rename the current window
-bind k select-pane -U
-bind l select-pane -R
 
-# resize panes using PREFIX H, J, K, L
+# Pane Management
-bind -r H resize-pane -L 2
+bind | split-window -h     # Split the current window horizontally
-bind -r J resize-pane -D 2
+bind - split-window -v     # Split the current window vertically
-bind -r K resize-pane -U 2
-bind -r L resize-pane -R 2
 
-## PREFIX | to split horizontally
+# Pane Selection (Vi-style movement)
-## PREFIX - to split vertically
+bind h select-pane -L      # Select the pane to the left
-bind | split-window -h
+bind j select-pane -D      # Select the pane below
-bind - split-window -v
+bind k select-pane -U      # Select the pane above
+bind l select-pane -R      # Select the pane to the right
 
-## shorten command delay
+# Pane Resizing
-set -sg escape-time 1
+bind -r H resize-pane -L 2 # Resize the current pane 2 cells to the left (repeatable with -r)
+bind -r J resize-pane -D 2 # Resize the current pane 2 cells down (repeatable with -r)
+bind -r K resize-pane -U 2 # Resize the current pane 2 cells up (repeatable with -r)
+bind -r L resize-pane -R 2 # Resize the current pane 2 cells to the right (repeatable with -r)
 
-## Tab through active windows
+#########################################
-bind Tab next-window
+# Visual Notifications
+#########################################
 
-## Rename window
+set-option -g monitor-activity on # Enable monitoring of activity in other windows
-bind , command-prompt "rename-window '%%'"
+set-option -g visual-activity on  # Enable visual notification of activity in other windows
 
-## ----------------------
+#########################################
-## Status Bar
+# Status Bar
-## -----------------------
+#########################################
-set -g status on                # turn the status bar on
-set -g status-interval 5               # set update frequencey (default 15 seconds)
-set -g status-justify centre           # center window list for clarity
 
-## ----------------------
+set-option -g status on                   # Turn the status bar on
-## set some pretty colors
+set-option -g status-interval 5           # Set the status bar update frequency to 5 seconds
-## ----------------------
+set-option -g status-justify centre       # Justify the window list to the left
-## set pane colors - hilight the active pane
-set -g pane-border-style bg=colour0,fg=colour8
-set -g pane-active-border-style bg=colour0,fg=colour2
 
-## colorize messages in the command line
+# Left side of the status bar
-set-option -g message-style bg=colour0,fg=colour13
+set-option -g status-left-length 70       # Set the maximum length of the left side of the status bar
+set-option -g status-left "#h   ◆"        # Display the hostname on the left, followed by some visual separators
 
-## set window list colors
+# Right side of the status bar
-setw -g window-status-style fg=colour8,bg=colour0
+set-option -g status-right-length 60      # Set the maximum length of the right side of the status bar
-setw -g window-status-current-style fg=colour2,bg=colour0,bright
+set-option -g status-right "S:#S W:#I P:#P | %b %d %H:%M" # Display session name, window index, pane index, and the date/time on the right
 
-## Titles
+# Status bar style
-set -g set-titles on
+set-option -g status-style bg=#000000,fg=grey # Set the background to default (transparent), foreground color, and brightness
-set -g set-titles-string '#H:#S.#I.#P #W #T' # window number,program name, active(or not)
 
-#set inactive/active window styles
+#########################################
-# set -g window-style fg=colour0,bg=colour0
+# Pane Appearance
-# set -g window-active-style fg=colour7,bg=colour0
+#########################################
-# -- or --
-# These make tmux transparent again
-set -g window-style bg=default
-set -g window-active-style bg=default
 
-## Status Bar: color
+set-option -g pane-border-style bg=colour0,fg=colour8        # Style for inactive pane borders
-set-option -g status-style bg=colour0,fg=colour8,bright 
+set-option -g pane-active-border-style bg=colour0,fg=colour2 # Style for the active pane border
 
-## Status Bar: Left - hostname
+#########################################
-set -g status-left-length 70
+# Message Appearance
-set -g status-left "#h"
+#########################################
 
-## Status Bar: Right - Session name, Window & Pane, Date & Time
+set-option -g message-style bg=default,fg=colour13 # Style for messages displayed in the tmux command line
-set -g status-right-length 60
-set -g status-right "S:#S W:#I P:#P | %Y-%m-%d %H:%M"
 
-# set window and pane index to 1 (0 by default)
+#########################################
-set -g base-index 1
+# Window Appearance
-setw -g pane-base-index 1
+#########################################
 
-## visual notification of activity in other windows
+set-window-option -g window-style bg=default         # Default background color for windows
-setw -g monitor-activity on
+set-window-option -g window-active-style bg=default  # Background color for the active window
-set -g visual-activity on
 
-# ----------------------------------
+#########################################
+# Window List Appearance
+#########################################
 
-# ## use send-prefix to pass C-a through to application
+#set-window-option -g window-status-style fg=blue # Or your preferred inactive style
-# #bind C-a send-prefix
+#set-window-option -g window-status-format "#[fg=blue] #I:#W#[fg=blue]#{?window_activity_flag,#[fg=yellow bg=default]!,}"
-# 
+#set-window-option -g window-status-current-style fg=green,bright
-# ## Make the current window the first window
+#set-window-option -g window-status-current-format "#[fg=green,bright]● #I:#W ●#[fg=green]"
-# bind T swap-window -t 1
+
-# 
+# Stolen from https://github.com/mhartington/dotfiles/blob/main/config/tmux/tmux-status.conf
-# set-option -g display-panes-active-colour colour2
+
-# set-option -g display-panes-colour colour1
+# Not active window
-# 
+set-window-option -g window-status-format "#{?window_activity_flag,#[bg=#ffff00 fg=#000000 bold],#[fg=#228b22 bg=default]}#I:#W"
+
+# Active window
+set-window-option -g window-status-current-format "#[bg=default fg=#7cfc00]● #I:#W"
+
+#########################################
+# Window Titles
+#########################################
+
+set-option -g set-titles on                          # Enable automatic window titles
+set-option -g set-titles-string '#H:#S.#I.#P #W #T'  # Format string for window titles (hostname:session.window_index.pane_index window_number window_name)

.tmux.conf.home

@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+#########################################
+# Basic Settings and Prefix
+#########################################
+
+set-option -g prefix C-a  # Set Ctrl-a as the prefix key
+unbind C-b                # Unbind the default Ctrl-b prefix
+set -sg escape-time 1     # Shorten command delay for faster responsiveness
+
+#########################################
+# Terminal and Display
+#########################################
+
+set-option -g default-terminal "tmux-256color" # Force tmux to use 256 colors if supported by the terminal
+
+#########################################
+# History and Indexing
+#########################################
+
+set-option -g history-limit 10000 # Set the scrollback history limit to 10,000 lines
+set-option -g base-index 1        # Start window indexing at 1 (instead of 0)
+set-option -g pane-base-index 1   # Start pane indexing at 1 (instead of 0)
+
+#########################################
+# Key Bindings
+#########################################
+
+# Reload tmux configuration
+bind r source-file ~/.tmux.conf \; display "Reloaded!"
+
+# Window Management
+bind Tab next-window                       # Cycle to the next window
+bind , command-prompt "rename-window '%%'" # Open a prompt to rename the current window
+
+# Pane Management
+bind | split-window -h     # Split the current window horizontally
+bind - split-window -v     # Split the current window vertically
+
+# Pane Selection (Vi-style movement)
+bind h select-pane -L      # Select the pane to the left
+bind j select-pane -D      # Select the pane below
+bind k select-pane -U      # Select the pane above
+bind l select-pane -R      # Select the pane to the right
+
+# Pane Resizing
+bind -r H resize-pane -L 2 # Resize the current pane 2 cells to the left (repeatable with -r)
+bind -r J resize-pane -D 2 # Resize the current pane 2 cells down (repeatable with -r)
+bind -r K resize-pane -U 2 # Resize the current pane 2 cells up (repeatable with -r)
+bind -r L resize-pane -R 2 # Resize the current pane 2 cells to the right (repeatable with -r)
+
+#########################################
+# Visual Notifications
+#########################################
+
+set-option -g monitor-activity on # Enable monitoring of activity in other windows
+set-option -g visual-activity on  # Enable visual notification of activity in other windows
+
+#########################################
+# Status Bar
+#########################################
+
+set-option -g status on                   # Turn the status bar on
+set-option -g status-interval 5           # Set the status bar update frequency to 5 seconds
+set-option -g status-justify centre       # Justify the window list to the left
+
+# Left side of the status bar
+set-option -g status-left-length 70       # Set the maximum length of the left side of the status bar
+set-option -g status-left "#h   ◆"        # Display the hostname on the left, followed by some visual separators
+
+# Right side of the status bar
+set-option -g status-right-length 60      # Set the maximum length of the right side of the status bar
+set-option -g status-right "S:#S W:#I P:#P | %b %d %H:%M" # Display session name, window index, pane index, and the date/time on the right
+
+# Status bar style
+set-option -g status-style bg=#000000,fg=grey # Set the background to default (transparent), foreground color, and brightness
+
+#########################################
+# Pane Appearance
+#########################################
+
+set-option -g pane-border-style bg=colour0,fg=colour8        # Style for inactive pane borders
+set-option -g pane-active-border-style bg=colour0,fg=colour2 # Style for the active pane border
+
+#########################################
+# Message Appearance
+#########################################
+
+set-option -g message-style bg=default,fg=colour13 # Style for messages displayed in the tmux command line
+
+#########################################
+# Window Appearance
+#########################################
+
+set-window-option -g window-style bg=default         # Default background color for windows
+set-window-option -g window-active-style bg=default  # Background color for the active window
+
+#########################################
+# Window List Appearance
+#########################################
+
+#set-window-option -g window-status-style fg=blue # Or your preferred inactive style
+#set-window-option -g window-status-format "#[fg=blue] #I:#W#[fg=blue]#{?window_activity_flag,#[fg=yellow bg=default]!,}"
+#set-window-option -g window-status-current-style fg=green,bright
+#set-window-option -g window-status-current-format "#[fg=green,bright]● #I:#W ●#[fg=green]"
+
+# Stolen from https://github.com/mhartington/dotfiles/blob/main/config/tmux/tmux-status.conf
+
+# Not active window
+set-window-option -g window-status-format "#{?window_activity_flag,#[bg=#ffff00 fg=#000000 bold],#[fg=#228b22 bg=default]}#I:#W"
+
+# Active window
+set-window-option -g window-status-current-format "#[bg=default fg=#7cfc00]● #I:#W"
+
+#########################################
+# Window Titles
+#########################################
+
+set-option -g set-titles on                          # Enable automatic window titles
+set-option -g set-titles-string '#H:#S.#I.#P #W #T'  # Format string for window titles (hostname:session.window_index.pane_index window_number window_name)
+

.tmux.conf.work

@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+#########################################
+# Basic Settings and Prefix
+#########################################
+
+set-option -g prefix C-a  # Set Ctrl-a as the prefix key
+unbind C-b                # Unbind the default Ctrl-b prefix
+set -sg escape-time 1     # Shorten command delay for faster responsiveness
+
+#########################################
+# Terminal and Display
+#########################################
+
+set-option -g default-terminal "tmux-256color" # Force tmux to use 256 colors if supported by the terminal
+
+#########################################
+# History and Indexing
+#########################################
+
+set-option -g history-limit 10000 # Set the scrollback history limit to 10,000 lines
+set-option -g base-index 1        # Start window indexing at 1 (instead of 0)
+set-option -g pane-base-index 1   # Start pane indexing at 1 (instead of 0)
+
+#########################################
+# Key Bindings
+#########################################
+
+# Reload tmux configuration
+bind r source-file ~/.tmux.conf \; display "Reloaded!"
+
+# Window Management
+bind Tab next-window                       # Cycle to the next window
+bind , command-prompt "rename-window '%%'" # Open a prompt to rename the current window
+
+# Pane Management
+bind | split-window -h     # Split the current window horizontally
+bind - split-window -v     # Split the current window vertically
+
+# Pane Selection (Vi-style movement)
+bind h select-pane -L      # Select the pane to the left
+bind j select-pane -D      # Select the pane below
+bind k select-pane -U      # Select the pane above
+bind l select-pane -R      # Select the pane to the right
+
+# Pane Resizing
+bind -r H resize-pane -L 2 # Resize the current pane 2 cells to the left (repeatable with -r)
+bind -r J resize-pane -D 2 # Resize the current pane 2 cells down (repeatable with -r)
+bind -r K resize-pane -U 2 # Resize the current pane 2 cells up (repeatable with -r)
+bind -r L resize-pane -R 2 # Resize the current pane 2 cells to the right (repeatable with -r)
+
+#########################################
+# Visual Notifications
+#########################################
+
+set-option -g monitor-activity on # Enable monitoring of activity in other windows
+set-option -g visual-activity on  # Enable visual notification of activity in other windows
+
+#########################################
+# Status Bar
+#########################################
+
+set-option -g status on                   # Turn the status bar on
+set-option -g status-interval 5           # Set the status bar update frequency to 5 seconds
+set-option -g status-justify centre       # Justify the window list to the left
+
+# Left side of the status bar
+set-option -g status-left-length 70       # Set the maximum length of the left side of the status bar
+set-option -g status-left "#h   ◆"        # Display the hostname on the left, followed by some visual separators
+
+# Right side of the status bar
+set-option -g status-right-length 60      # Set the maximum length of the right side of the status bar
+set-option -g status-right "S:#S W:#I P:#P | %b %d %H:%M" # Display session name, window index, pane index, and the date/time on the right
+
+# Status bar style
+set-option -g status-style bg=#000000,fg=colour8,bright # Set the background to default (transparent), foreground color, and brightness
+
+#########################################
+# Pane Appearance
+#########################################
+
+set-option -g pane-border-style bg=colour0,fg=colour8        # Style for inactive pane borders
+set-option -g pane-active-border-style bg=colour0,fg=colour2 # Style for the active pane border
+
+#########################################
+# Message Appearance
+#########################################
+
+set-option -g message-style bg=default,fg=colour13 # Style for messages displayed in the tmux command line
+
+#########################################
+# Window Appearance
+#########################################
+
+set-option -g window-style bg=default         # Default background color for windows
+set-option -g window-active-style bg=default  # Background color for the active window
+
+#########################################
+# Window List Appearance
+#########################################
+
+#set-option -g window-status-current-format "#[fg=colour2,bg=colour0]● #I:#W ●#[fg=colour2,bg=colour0]"
+#set-option -g window-status-style fg=colour8,bg=default # Or your preferred inactive style
+#set-option -g window-status-current-style fg=colour2,bg=default,bright
+#set-option -g window-status-format "#[fg=colour8,bg=default] #I:#W#[fg=colour8,bg=default]#{?window_activity_flag,#[fg=colour11]! ,}"
+
+# Stolen from https://github.com/mhartington/dotfiles/blob/main/config/tmux/tmux-status.conf
+
+# Not active window
+set-window-option -g window-status-format "#{?window_activity_flag,#[bg=#8802ad fg=#000000 bold],#[fg=#5e708c bg=default]}#I:#W"
+
+# Active window
+set-window-option -g window-status-current-format "#[bg=default fg=#059df5]● #I:#W"
+
+#########################################
+# Window Titles
+#########################################
+
+set-option -g set-titles on                          # Enable automatic window titles
+set-option -g set-titles-string '#H:#S.#I.#P #W #T'  # Format string for window titles (hostname:session.window_index.pane_index window_number window_name)

README.md

@@ -1,74 +1,70 @@
 ---
-filecreated: 
+CREATED : 2026-03-03
-fileupdated: 2025-04-16
+UPDATED : 2026-03-03
-filetags: [readme]
+AUTHOR : chawley
 ---
 
-# tmux-menu.sh
+# TMUX Hack Session Launcher
 
-A hack tmux menu script to manage multiple tmux sessions
+A Bash script designed to manage and automate pre-defined tmux-sessions. This script allows you to launch complex development or administration environments - complete with multiple windows and SSH connections - using a single command.
 
 ---
 
-REQ: tmux v3+
+## Features
+
+- **Automated Session Creation**: Checks if a session exists; if not, it creates it with your pre-defined windows and layouts.
+- **Environment Nesting Protection**: Prevents launching a new session if you are already inside an active tmux environment.
+- **Custom Configuration Support**: Automatically sources your `$HOME/.tmux.conf`.
+- **Session Attaching**: If a requested session is already running, the script simply attaches you to it.
+- **Fallback Discovery**: Provides an error message and lists all currently active sessions if an invalid name is provided.
 
 ---
 
-## Need
+## Prerequisites
 
-After I discovered tmux I searched for a way to manage multiple groups of tmux sessions under one unified script.  Not finding anything (or maybe just not looking well enough) I decided to write my own.  It's not pretty, but I've been using for a couple of years now and it's become an integral part of my workflow.
+- **tmux**: Ensure `tmux` is installed and available in your `$PATH`.
+- **SSH Config (Optional)**: For windows that execute SSH commands, ensure your SSH keys or config are set up for seamless connections.
 
-My setup works this way:
+---
 
-Imagine you have multiple SSH connections
+## Installation
 
-- web-dev
+1. Copy the script to a directory in your `$PATH` (e.g., `~/bin` or `/usr/local/bin`).
-- web-prod
+2. Rename it to something short, like `tm`.
-- database-dev
+3. Make the script executable:
-- database-prod
+   ```bash
+   chmod +x ~/bin/tm
+   ```
 
-and you want to group them together in similar groups.
+---
 
-With this script you can name collections of sessions and switch between them easily with just a few keystrokes.
+## Usage
 
-Let's see an example using the above connections:
+Run the script followed by the name of the pre-defined session:
 
 ```bash
-case $session in
+tm mine
-    web)
+```
-        if [[ $tcheck == 0 ]]; then
-            tmux new-session -d -s web
-            tmux rename-window 'local'
-            tmux new-window -t 1 -n 'root@web-dev' 'exec ssh root@web-dev.example.org'
-            tmux new-window -t:2 -n 'user@web-prod' 'exec ssh user@webprod.example.org'
-        fi
-    tmux attach-session -t web
-;;
 
-case $session in
+If no session name is provided, or the name doesn't match a case in the script, it will display an error and list all currently active tmux sessions.
-    database)
+
+---
+
+## Configuration
+
+To add a new session, add a new case stanza inside the `case $session in` block.
+
+### Template
+```bash
+    session_name)
         if [[ $tcheck == 0 ]]; then
-            tmux new-session -d -s database
+            tmux -f "${TMUX_CONF}" new-session -d -s session_name
-            tmux rename-window 'local'
+            tmux -f "${TMUX_CONF}" rename-window 'initial_window'
-            tmux new-window -t 1 -n 'root@database-dev' 'exec ssh root@databasedev.example.org'
+            tmux -f "${TMUX_CONF}" new-window -t:1 -n 'second_window' 'command_to_run'
-            tmux new-window -t:2 -n 'user@database-prod' 'exec ssh user@wdatabase.example.org'
         fi
-    tmux attach-session -t database
+        tmux attach-session -t session_name
         ;;
 ```
 
-Calling the script with a pre-determined session name (ex: `./tmux-menu.sh web` or `./tmux-menu.sh database`) firstchecks to see if there is already a session group with that name.  If not, it creates a new group with the commands youspecify and names each connection in tmux.
+### Script Variables
-
+- `TMUX_CONF`: Defaults to `$HOME/.tmux.conf`. Modify this variable if your configuration file is located elsewhere.
-If the session group *does* already exist, it simply switches you to that group.
-
-If you alias `tmux-menu.sh` to something shorter (like `tm`), switching between active sessions is as easy as `Ctrl-A + d` (to detach) and `tm web` (to attach or create the web group).
-
-Killing session groups is as easy as `tmux-session kill -t web`.
-
----
-
-## Use
-
-I've found that I use this script on different servers with different configurations.  So I copy the `tmux-menu.template.sh` to `$HOME/tmux-menu.sh` and then alias that to `tm`.
-
-I also include my `.tmux.conf` file with comments about what does what.  If you choose to use it, make sure to copy it to your home directory.

tmux-menu.template.sh

@@ -1,39 +1,30 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 #===============================================================================
 #
-# CREATED : 2026-02-21
+# CREATED : 2015-09-09
-# UPDATED :
+# UPDATED : 2026-03-03
 # USAGE   :
-# DESC    : Hack tmux session launcher.  Reads a YAML file to create a tmux #           session with multiple windows and commands.
+# DESC    : A hack script I wrote to help me manage pre-defined
+#           tmux-sessions
 # NOTES   :
 # AUTHOR  : chawley
 #
 #===============================================================================
 
-# Path to the YAML configuration file
-TMUX_CONFIG_FILE="${HOME}/.config/tmux-menu/sessions.yaml"
-
-# Check for yq (YAML processor)
-if ! command -v yq &> /dev/null; then
-    echo "Error: 'yq' command not found."
-    echo "Please install yq (https://github.com/mikefarah/yq) to use this script."
-    echo "Example: 'sudo snap install yq' or 'brew install yq'"
-    exit 1
-fi
-# check for command line argument
-# Tips from:
-# http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7832080/test-if-a-variable-is-set-in-bash-when-using-set-o-nounset
 if [ -z "${1:-}" ]; then
 	session="undefined"
 else
 	session=$1
 fi
 
+# Change this to your tmux config file if it's not in the home directory or named differently
+TMUX_CONF="-f $HOME/.tmux.conf"
+
 echo ""
 echo ""
-echo "##################################"
+echo "----------------------------------"
 echo "TMUX Hack Session Launcher"
-echo "##################################"
+echo "----------------------------------"
 echo "Launching Session: $session"
 
 # NO TMUX NESTING ALLOWED
@@ -43,66 +34,49 @@ if [ ! -z $TMUX ]; then
 	exit 1
 fi
 
+tcheck=$(tmux list-sessions | grep -c "${session}")  # check if session is active
 
-# if session is active, switch to it.
+# if session is active, switch to it.  If not active but part of the list below,
-if tmux has-session -t "${session}" 2>/dev/null; then
+# create it.  Finally, if no session or undefined session is passed, give an
-    echo "Session '${session}' already active. Attaching..."
+# error message and list the active sessions
-    tmux attach-session -t "${session}"
+
-    exit 0
+# sample session definition
+#
+# case $session in
+#    analytics)                                   # <- session name
+#        if [[ $tcheck == 0 ]]; then              # <- check if it's already running
+#          tmux new-session -d -s analytics       # <- if not, create it
+#          tmux -f "${TMUX_CONF}" rename-window 'localhost'         # <- rename the first window (local)
+#          # ↓↓ --- define additional windows --- ↓↓
+#          tmux -f "${TMUX_CONF}" new-window -t:1 -n 'lasis01' 'exec ssh lasis01'
+#          tmux -f "${TMUX_CONF}" new-window -t:2 -n 'lasis01dev' 'exec ssh lasis01dev'
+#          tmux -f "${TMUX_CONF}" new-window -t:3 -n 'ldssbox01' 'exec ssh ldssbox01'
+#          tmux -f "${TMUX_CONF}" new-window -t:4 -n 'lpdprod01' 'exec ssh lpdprod01'
+#          tmux -f "${TMUX_CONF}" new-window -t:5 -n 'ldatalake01' 'exec ssh ldatalake01'
+#          tmux -f "${TMUX_CONF}" new-window -t:6 -n 'lsandbox' 'exec ssh lsandbox'
+#        fi
+#        tmux attach-session -t analytics     # <- if window active, switch to it
+#        ;;
+
+case $session in
+    mine)
+        if [[ $tcheck == 0 ]]; then
+            tmux -f "${TMUX_CONF}" new-session -d -s mine
+            tmux -f "${TMUX_CONF}" rename-window 'local(aristotle)'
+            tmux -f "${TMUX_CONF}" new-window -t 1 -n 'root@vps' 'exec ssh root@vps.example.org'
+            tmux -f "${TMUX_CONF}" new-window -t:2 -n 'chawley@phaedrus' 'exec ssh chawley@phaedrus'
+            tmux -f "${TMUX_CONF}" new-window -t:3 -n 'chawley@homer' 'exec ssh chawley@homer.simpsons.net'
         fi
+        tmux attach-session -t mine
+        ;;
 
-# Check if the config file exists
+    # add more sessions here inside a case stanza.  Start with a session name and end with ';;'
-if [ ! -f "${TMUX_CONFIG_FILE}" ]; then
-    echo "Error: tmux session configuration file not found at '${TMUX_CONFIG_FILE}'."
-    echo "Please create it with your session definitions."
-    exit 1
-fi
 
-# Check if the requested session exists in the YAML file
+    *)
-if ! yq e ".sessions.${session}" "${TMUX_CONFIG_FILE}" &> /dev/null; then
         echo "### ERROR No Such Session ###"
-    echo "Usage: $(basename "$0") <session_name>"
+        echo "Usage: tm <session_name>"
-    echo "Available Sessions from '${TMUX_CONFIG_FILE}':"
+        echo "Active Sessions:"
-    echo "---------------------------------------"
+        echo "----------------"
-    yq e '.sessions | keys | .[]' "${TMUX_CONFIG_FILE}" 2>/dev/null || echo "No sessions defined."
+        tmux list-sessions
-    echo ""
+        ;;
-    echo "Active tmux Sessions:"
+esac
-    echo "---------------------"
-    tmux list-sessions 2>/dev/null || echo "No active sessions."
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-echo "Creating new session '${session}' from '${TMUX_CONFIG_FILE}'..."
-
-# Get the number of windows for the session
-num_windows=$(yq e ".sessions.${session}.windows | length" "${TMUX_CONFIG_FILE}")
-
-if [[ "${num_windows}" -eq 0 ]]; then
-    echo "Error: Session '${session}' has no windows defined in '${TMUX_CONFIG_FILE}'."
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-# Create the first window (which also creates the session)
-first_window_name=$(yq e ".sessions.${session}.windows[0].name" "${TMUX_CONFIG_FILE}")
-first_window_command=$(yq e ".sessions.${session}.windows[0].command // \"\"" "${TMUX_CONFIG_FILE}")
-
-if [[ -z "${first_window_command}" ]]; then
-    tmux new-session -d -s "${session}" -n "${first_window_name}"
-else
-    tmux new-session -d -s "${session}" -n "${first_window_name}" "${first_window_command}"
-fi
-
-# Create subsequent windows
-for ((i=1; i<num_windows; i++)); do
-    window_name=$(yq e ".sessions.${session}.windows[${i}].name" "${TMUX_CONFIG_FILE}")
-    window_command=$(yq e ".sessions.${session}.windows[${i}].command // \"\"" "${TMUX_CONFIG_FILE}")
-
-    if [[ -z "${window_command}" ]]; then
-        tmux new-window -t "${session}:${i}" -n "${window_name}"
-    else
-        tmux new-window -t "${session}:${i}" -n "${window_name}" "${window_command}"
-    fi
-done
-
-# Attach to the newly created session
-tmux attach-session -t "${session}"

tmux-sessions.yaml

@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
----
-# tmux session definitions for tmux-menu.sh
-# Place this file at ~/.config/tmux-menu/sessions.yaml
-
-sessions:
-  mine:
-    windows:
-      - name: "local(aristotle)"
-        command: "" # Default to shell
-      - name: "root@vps"
-        command: "exec ssh root@vps.example.org"
-      - name: "chawley@phaedrus"
-        command: "exec ssh chawley@phaedrus"
-      - name: "chawley@homer"
-        command: "exec ssh chawley@homer.simpsons.net"
-  # Add more sessions here
-  # example_session:
-  #   windows:
-  #     - name: "local_shell"
-  #       command: ""
-  #     - name: "remote_server"
-  #       command: "ssh user@remote"