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superterm is a GNU/Linux terminal multiplexer written in Free Pascal. It provides
a Turbo Vision-style window and pane interface while every visible pane remains
a real PTY-backed terminal.
The screenshot shows one workspace divided into four terminal panes. Each pane has its own process, terminal state, focus, and resize behavior.
- Vertical and horizontal pane splits with focus navigation and mouse support.
- Resize, maximize, minimize, restore, and close operations.
- Local shell commands and SSH terminal definitions.
- Named templates containing sessions, windows, pane layouts, and terminals.
- INI templates and one SQLite database per template.
- Automatic session save and restore.
- A one-to-four-pane session wizard for quick workspaces.
- English and Spanish application interfaces.
- Installation: install dependencies, configure, build, and run tests.
- Usage: learn the controls, wizard, templates, and session lifecycle.
- Configuration: define local terminals, SSH connections, and layouts.
- Architecture: understand the PTY, screen, layout, and FreeVision layers.
- Development: work on the source tree and run the regression suite.
- Troubleshooting: diagnose build, configuration, SSH, and terminal issues.
The supported native platform is GNU/Linux, combining GNU userland and tools
with the Linux kernel. The program uses POSIX PTYs, fork/exec, /proc,
select, and the bundled FreeVision text UI. Windows would require a ConPTY
backend and Windows-specific process and resize code. WSL is the practical way
to run the current GNU/Linux build on Windows.
The current application owns its PTYs directly. It does not yet provide a detached server, Unix socket, or live client attach operation like tmux.
- Prefer SSH keys or an SSH agent over passwords.
- Keep configuration directories mode
700when they contain credentials. - Do not put passwords in command lines or debug logs.
- Treat
postconnectand local command fields as shell commands under the configured login shell.