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authorSergio de Almeida Cipriano Junior <sergiosacj@hotmail.com.br>2020-11-18 11:30:37 -0300
committerNicolas Viennot <nicolas@viennot.biz>2021-03-21 15:38:58 -0400
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.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm tmate
-.Nd terminal multiplexer
+.Nd terminal multiplexer with instant terminal sharing
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm tmate
.Bk -words
+.Op show-messages
.Op Fl 2CluvV
.Op Fl c Ar shell-command
.Op Fl f Ar file
@@ -32,13 +33,24 @@
.Ek
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
-is a terminal multiplexer:
+is a terminal multiplexer with instant terminal sharing:
it enables a number of terminals to be created, accessed, and
-controlled from a single screen.
+controlled from a single screen and be shared with another mates.
.Nm
may be detached from a screen
and continue running in the background,
-then later reattached.
+then later reattached, like as a daemon.
+.Pp
+.Nm
+provides an instant pairing solution, allowing you to share a terminal
+with one or several teammates. Together with a voice call, it's almost like
+pairing in person. The terminal sharing works by using SSH connections to
+backend servers maintained by tmate upstream developers; teammates need to be
+given a randomly-generated token to be able to join a session.
+.Pp
+.Nm
+is a modified version of tmux, and uses the same configurations such as
+keybindings, color schemes, etc.
.Pp
When
.Nm
@@ -47,9 +59,9 @@ is started it creates a new
with a single
.Em window
and displays it on screen.
-A status line at the bottom of the screen
-shows information on the current session
-and is used to enter interactive commands.
+A status line at the bottom of the screen shows information
+on the current session, such as ssh command to share with
+your mate, and is used to enter interactive commands.
.Pp
A session is a single collection of
.Em pseudo terminals