tmux Remote Sessions, SSH, and Pairing/Attach a read-only client

Observe a session without sending input.

Section: Pairing and collaboration

Attach a read-only client

bash
bash
tmux attach-session -r -t remote
Explanation

Great for demos or passive observation.

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