tmate is a fork of tmux that provides an instant terminal sharing solution. It lets users share a terminal session with others for pair programming, remote support, and collaborative troubleshooting.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Shares terminal sessions using automatically generated connection details.
- Provides read-write and read-only access.
- Supports connections through SSH and a web browser.
- Allows multiple users to join the same terminal session.
- Retains tmux windows, panes, commands, and key bindings.
- Supports private tmate servers.
Website: github.com/tmate-io/tmate
Support:
Developer: Nicolas Viennot
License: ISC License
tmate is written in C. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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