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We usually have multiple people working in the same screen, each in a different window (on a remote server). Last I checked, this was not straight-forward in tmux (where everyone is switched to the same window whenever someone switches) and it seems to be still the case from what I see in the comparison table. This makes GNU Screen the preferred tool for us, for now.

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You can do this easily in tmux by having them work in separate sessions. This allows them to have their own set of windows.

I understand it's possible, but not as easy as screen -x.

tmux new-session -A -s mySessionName

I use an ssh alias at work to always log me into my tmux session if tmux exists on the server

ssh -t 'tmux new-session -A -s mySessionName || exec $SHELL -l'

I shared this with a workmate and he just changed the session name and we both have our own tmux sessions.

The point is to be able to work in different windows in the same session, not have two different sessions. I can see how something similar can be achieved in tmux but it would require getting used to a different workflow.

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