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hackerschoice/tmux — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-05-18

42ShellAudience · ops devopsComplexity · 2/5Setup · easy

tl;dr

A tmux plugin that lets you upload and download files to a remote Linux machine using only your existing terminal connection, with nothing to install remotely.

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  root((repo))
    What it does
      Adds file transfer to tmux
      Uses existing SSH session
      Needs nothing remote
    Tech stack
      Shell scripts
      tmux send-keys
      hackshell toolkit
    Use cases
      Upload files over SSH
      Download without scp
      Record terminal sessions
    Audience
      Sysadmins
      Security practitioners
      Terminal power users

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what do people make with this?

VIBE 1

Upload a file to a remote server over SSH with a keyboard shortcut, no scp or new connection needed

VIBE 2

Download a file from a remote machine that has nothing pre-installed on it

VIBE 3

Load a shell toolkit or record a terminal session for later review

VIBE 4

Transfer files through machines where you only have an existing SSH session, no direct file access

what's the stack?

Shelltmux

how it stacks up fr

hackerschoice/tmuxr0b0tlab/hermes-concurrent-agentsfivetaku/fablize
Stars424243
LanguageShellShellShell
Setup difficultyeasyhardeasy
Complexity2/54/52/5
Audienceops devopsdeveloperdeveloper

Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.

how do i run it?

Difficulty · easy time til it works · 5min

Requires pv (pipe viewer) installed locally to show transfer progress.

in plain english

This is a plugin for tmux (a terminal multiplexer program that lets you keep multiple shell sessions running in one window) that adds file upload and download capability to remote Linux machines. The key feature is that nothing needs to be installed on the remote machine: the plugin works entirely through the existing terminal connection you already have open. Once installed on your local workstation, you connect to a remote machine as usual (over SSH or a similar tool), and then use keyboard shortcuts inside tmux to transfer files. Ctrl-b U uploads a file to the remote system, and Ctrl-b D downloads one. Additional shortcuts let you load a shell toolkit called hackshell, record the current session to a text file, or take a screenshot of the terminal. The mechanism avoids opening any new network connections. Instead, the plugin uses a tmux feature called send-keys to inject a small shell script into the remote terminal session entirely in memory. That script communicates back through the same terminal channel that is already open. The README states that transfers are binary-safe, meaning files with non-text content are handled correctly without corruption. A tool called pv (pipe viewer) is required on your local machine to show a progress bar during transfers. Installation is done on the local workstation only: a few shell commands download the plugin, fetch the hackshell script, and add one line to your tmux configuration file so the plugin loads automatically. The README is short and focused on the setup steps and key bindings, without going into further detail.

prompts (copy fr)

prompt 1
Walk me through installing this tmux plugin on my local workstation and setting up the config line
prompt 2
Explain how this plugin transfers files without opening a new network connection
prompt 3
What is the keyboard shortcut in this plugin for downloading a file from a remote machine
prompt 4
Explain why the pv tool is required and what it is used for in this project

Frequently asked questions

what is tmux fr?

A tmux plugin that lets you upload and download files to a remote Linux machine using only your existing terminal connection, with nothing to install remotely.

What language is tmux written in?

Mainly Shell. The stack also includes Shell, tmux.

How hard is tmux to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is tmux for?

Mainly ops devops.

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