Start a new unnamed session.
Section: Session lifecycle
Start tmux
bash
bash
tmuxExplanation
Creates a new tmux server if needed and opens a client attached to a new session.
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Create a named session and first window
Name the session and initial window together.
Attach and detach other clients
Take over a session from other attached clients.