# Install tmux-xpanes with Homebrew, Nix, dnf Ultimate terminal divider powered by tmux. Version 4.2.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#tmux-xpanes. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:tmux-xpanes ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install tmux-xpanes ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#tmux-xpanes ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/tm/tmux-xpanes/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install xpanes ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: xpanes from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:tmux-xpanes - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 4.2.0 - **Source summary:** Ultimate terminal divider powered by tmux - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-26T07:20:29+00:00 ## Executables - tmux-xpanes (cli) - xpanes (cli) - tmux-xpanes (alias) - xpanes (alias) ## Dependencies - tmux ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-26 - Package-manager version: 4.2.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/greymd/tmux-xpanes - Upstream latest detected: v4.2.0 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage tmux-xpanes, also exposed as xpanes, is a tmux-powered terminal divider for creating and driving many panes at once. It is a shell-script tool for people who use tmux as an operational cockpit. ### Project history The official README presents tmux-xpanes as an awesome tmux-based terminal divider and lists features such as splitting a tmux window into multiple panes, constructing command lines, flexible layouts, pane titles, logging, and pipe mode. ### Adoption history The README documents installation through Homebrew for macOS users, dnf for Fedora users, dpkg packages from GitHub releases, zsh plugin managers, manual installation, and direct single-file download. The batch input also records Nix packaging and the Fedora package name xpanes. ### How it is used tmux-xpanes is used to fan out commands over generated panes, either from arguments or from standard input in pipe mode. It can be launched inside or outside tmux, which makes it useful for quickly building a pane grid for repetitive remote commands, logs, or parallel shells. ### Why package nerds care The package is significant in the tmux add-on niche because it turns pane choreography into a packaged CLI. Its value is less about a complex daemon and more about repeatable command-line ergonomics for people who already live in tmux. ### Timeline - Current: README requires Bash 3.2 or later and tmux 1.8 or later, with older support notes for tmux 1.6 and 1.7 via v2.2.3. - 2024: GitHub repository page listed v4.2.0 as the latest release on Feb 5, 2024. - 2026: GitHub repository page listed 25 releases and about 2.1k stars. ### Related projects - tmux is the terminal multiplexer that provides panes and windows. - Homebrew, Fedora dnf, dpkg, zsh plugin managers, and Nix are documented or input-backed distribution paths. ### Sources - - - input.json source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for tmux-xpanes. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** tmux-xpanes - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - tmux-xpanes: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/tm/tmux-xpanes/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - dnf - xpanes - 4.2.0-5.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: xpanes from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Awesome tmux-based terminal divider | https://github.com/greymd/tmux-xpanes ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Productivity CLI packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/productivity-cli-packages/) - Matched curated productivity category metadata from av.db. - [tmux](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tmux/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [byobu](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/byobu/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, terminal, tmux. - [smug](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/smug/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, terminal, tmux. - [tmuxinator](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tmuxinator/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: automation, cli, productivity, tmux. - [wemux](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/wemux/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, terminal, tmux. - [abook](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/abook/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, terminal. - [aerc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aerc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, terminal. - [alot](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/alot/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, terminal. - [tmux-fingers](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tmux-fingers/) - Package names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. Shared terms: cli, productivity, terminal, tmux. - [tmux-sessionizer](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tmux-sessionizer/) - Package names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. Shared terms: cli, productivity, tmux. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/tmux-xpanes.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/tmux-xpanes.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph