using-tmux-for-interactive-commands

Automating interactive CLI commands requires using tmux to create detached sessions and send keystrokes programmatically. This approach manages real-time terminal interaction by leveraging tmux's send-keys and capture-pane functionalities for robust session control.

Yes, you can control vim programmatically by starting a detached tmux session and sending keystrokes to it. This allows automation of text editing tasks by capturing screen output and sending input commands to the vim instance running inside tmux.

Scripting interactive git operations like rebasing is best handled by running git rebase -i inside a tmux session. You can programmatically send commands to the interactive prompt and capture pane output to manage the rebase flow.

Yes, tmux supports capturing output from REPL sessions through the capture-pane functionality. By creating a new detached session and using send-keys for input, you can interact with REPLs programmatically and retrieve the screen output.

Standard shell scripting fails to automate interactive terminal tools because it cannot handle real-time input and output requirements. Tools like vim and interactive git operations need a persistent terminal environment, which tmux provides through detached sessions and programmatic keystroke sending.