Deep Understanding of tmux - Expanded Project Guides
Generated from:
DEEP_UNDERSTANDING_TMUX_PROJECTS.mdThis folder contains deep-dive guides for each tmux systems project.
Overview
These guides expand each tmux project into a full systems programming build plan with theory, architecture, implementation phases, testing, and pitfalls.
Project Index
| # | Project | Difficulty | Time | Key Focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PTY Echo Chamber | Advanced | 1 week | PTYs, raw mode |
| 2 | ANSI Escape Sequence Renderer | Advanced | 1 week | terminal rendering |
| 3 | Unix Domain Socket Chat | Advanced | 1 week | IPC sockets |
| 4 | Signal-Aware Process Supervisor | Advanced | 1 week | signals, child processes |
| 5 | Event-Driven I/O Multiplexer | Advanced | 1 week | select/poll/epoll |
| 6 | Terminal UI Library | Advanced | 2 weeks | ncurses-like |
| 7 | Mini-Screen | Advanced | 2 weeks | multiplexer core |
| 8 | Detach/Attach Server Architecture | Advanced | 2 weeks | daemon + sockets |
| 9 | Pane Splitting and Layouts | Advanced | 2 weeks | layout tree |
| 10 | Session and Window Hierarchy | Advanced | 2 weeks | session model |
| 11 | Status Bar and Mode Rendering | Advanced | 1-2 weeks | UI widgets |
| 12 | Copy Mode and Scrollback | Advanced | 2 weeks | scrollback buffer |
| 13 | Configuration and Key Bindings | Advanced | 2 weeks | config parser |
| 14 | Plugin System or Hooks | Advanced | 2 weeks | extensibility |
| 15 | Mini-tmux Capstone | Expert | 1 month | full integration |
Prerequisites
- Comfortable with C or Rust
- Familiar with Unix process model
- Basic debugging with gdb/lldb