To create a repeatable tm/tmux session file: create folder: ~.tmux.d create file: remotes (example) REMOTES NONE root@remote_host1 root@remote_host2 The stock Slackware /etc/tmux.conf file can be modified to work better with multiple tmux panes. These changes help if replacing clusterssh with tm/tmux. The lines below are copied from /usr/doc/tmux-x.x/example_tmux.conf and added to a stock Slackware /etc/tmux.conf. # Turn the mouse on, but without copy mode dragging set -g mouse on unbind -n MouseDrag1Pane unbind -Tcopy-mode MouseDrag1Pane # Keys to toggle monitoring activity in a window, and synchronize-panes bind m set monitor-activity bind y set synchronize-panes\; display 'synchronize-panes #{?synchronize-panes,on,off}'