Run Install from command line? about tpm HOT 8 CLOSED

You can run this:

~/.tmux/plugins/tpm/scripts/install_plugins.sh

It's the same script the prefix + I key is bound to.

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Hm, I've never though about that use case, but yes it should be possible.

Here are the steps I just ran from plain terminal (no tmux) and it all went well.

# start a server but don't attach to it
tmux start-server
# create a new session but don't attach to it either
tmux new-session -d
# install the plugins
~/.tmux/plugins/tpm/scripts/install_plugins.sh
# killing the server is not required, I guess
tmux kill-server

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Note that (as of 2015) a new install script was created that supports automatic installation without the fuss of starting up a tmux server. Just call:

$  ~/.tmux/plugins/tpm/bin/install_plugins

From the script:

# Script intended for use via the command line.
#
# `.tmux.conf` needs to be set for TPM. Tmux has to be installed on the system,
# but does not need to be started in order to run this script.

Also, see the docs section on Automatic tpm installation.

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That helped me too! Thank you!
It is an awesome tool!

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I am using bash/Dockerfile script to create a VM/image for development environment and would like to have everything ready after the script finishes.

However, install_plugins.sh is interactive at the end of the installation and asks "Done, press ENTER to continue.". Any way to make it continue without human intervention?

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Also, I'm curious, why do you need to run it from the command line?

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Yes, that works. Thank you for the help and the great plugin!

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For docker configuration, I recommend to add sleep 1 before calling install_plugins.sh to wait for tmux server launch, otherwise the following error may trigger

unknown variable: TMUX_PLUGIN_MANAGER_PATH
FATAL: Tmux Plugin Manager not configured in tmux.conf

A complete example in Dockerfile may be

RUN tmux start-server && \
    tmux new-session -d && \
    sleep 1 && \
    ~/.tmux/plugins/tpm/scripts/install_plugins.sh && \
    tmux kill-server

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