Re: bash term with multiple tabs - bash (without X)

["Brian Mathis" <brian dot mathis at gmail dot com>]

Cygwin now has the 'screen' command available.  Once you install it,
you will have the ability to run multiple terminal sessions inside 1
window.  I would also suggest using rxvt instead of the default
cmd.exe shell (rxvt does not require X).  If you put the following
code in your .screenrc or /etc/screenrc file, you will get a nice bar
on the bottom that acts sort of like tabs:

    # Change scrollback to 2000 lines
    defscrollback 2000

    # status line at the bottom
    hardstatus on
    hardstatus alwayslastline
    hardstatus string "%{.bW}%-w%{.rW}%f%n %t%{-}%+w %=%{..G}[%H %l]
%{..Y} %m/%d %c "

It's not 'true' tabs, but once you know screen, you will be using it
all the time on remote connections as well.


On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 4:38 PM, Administrator <admin@purpleblade.com> wrote:
> I'm looking for a terminal / shell utility that will let me have multiple
> tabs open (shell terminal or term in each tab doing something different).  I
> find that I have several cygwin bash shells open at any one time and want to
> reduce this to one window.
>
> Is there anything that does this?  I don't want to run X but am willing to
> purchase commercial software if it will do the trick.  I am on Windows XP.
>
>
> thanks
>
>
> Raj
>
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