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Nathan Herald
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pty run myserver -- node server.js # start a session and attach
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pty run -d myserver -- node server.js # start in the background
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pty # no args runs list
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pty list # show active sessions
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pty attach myserver # reconnect
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pty peek myserver # print current screen and exit
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pty peek -f myserver # follow output read-only
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brew install bash-completion # required for bash; zsh works out of the box
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npm run install-completions
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## Prior Art
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pty focuses on session persistence only — no splits, no panes, no window management. On mobile we don't need or want splits, and on desktop we have kitty/ghostty/native terminal splits. Keep things simple.
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- [abduco](https://github.com/martanne/abduco) — minimal session management for terminal programs, handling detach and reattach cleanly. A major inspiration for pty.
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- [dtach](https://github.com/crigler/dtach) — emulates the detach feature of screen with minimal overhead.
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- [GNU Screen](https://www.gnu.org/software/screen/) — the original terminal multiplexer that pioneered session persistence.
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- [tmux](https://github.com/tmux/tmux) — modern terminal multiplexer with session, window, and pane management.
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## License
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