Automatic Installation

Bootstrap tpack automatically when setting up a new machine from your dotfiles.

Git clone setup

If you use the git clone installation method, add this snippet to your tmux.conf, before the final run line:

if "test ! -d ~/.tmux/plugins/tpm" \
   "run 'git clone https://github.com/tmuxpack/tpack ~/.tmux/plugins/tpm && ~/.tmux/plugins/tpm/bin/install_plugins'"

This does two things:

1. Checks whether tpack is already installed at ~/.tmux/plugins/tpm.
2. If not, clones the repository and runs the initial plugin installation.

On subsequent tmux starts the directory already exists, so the snippet is a no-op.

Standalone binary setup

If you use the standalone binary installation method, bootstrap with your dotfiles manager or system provisioning tool (e.g. Ansible, chezmoi, Homebrew Bundle). Then add this snippet to your tmux.conf, before the final run 'tpack init' line:

if "command -v tpack" \
   "run 'tpack install'"

Tip

This is especially useful when you sync your dotfiles across machines. New machines will bootstrap tpack and all your plugins on the first tmux launch.