tmux-plugins/tmux-resurrect

[Bug] watch command resurrects without '-characters.

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#60 opened on Dec 9, 2014

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Description

First of all, thank you for making this really awesome tool that I've been waiting for a long time now! Also, I'm pretty new on Git(Hub) and as such I'm not sure how to report new issues (or feature requests for that matter). If you have a comment then please let me know how I could do things better next time :)

On to the situation:

After I've saved the session (only 1) and I tried to resurrect it, I found that in one of the panes the command watch -n1 -d 'free -m; df -h' was turned into watch -n1 -d free -m; df -h upon resurrection.

Also I've found that the htop pane had more space than previously, but I suppose that's material for another bug report?

Here's the ~/.tmux/resurrect/last and my .tmux.conf

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Tech stack
shell
Domain
clitooling
Issue type
bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
basic shell scriptingtmux usage
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
45
Research direction
Investigate how tmux resurrect saves and restores pane commands, focusing on quoting issues. The bug report indicates that commands with quotes (like `watch n1 d 'free m; df h'`) lose their quotes during resurrection. Look at the scripts/save.sh and scripts/restore.sh files to understand the capture and replay process. The gist linked in the issue provides the .tmux/resurrect/last file which shows the mangled command. The fix likely involves ensuring proper quoting or escaping when saving the command string.