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Variant of [the Mu programming environment](../edit) that runs just the sandbox.

Suitable for people who want to run their favorite terminal-based editor with
Mu. Just run editor and sandbox inside split panes atop tmux. For example,
here's Mu running alongside vim:

<img alt='tmux+vim example' src='../html/tmux-vim-sandbox.png'>

To set this up:

  a) copy the lines in tmux.conf into `$HOME/.tmux.conf`.

  b) copy the file `mu_run` somewhere in your `$PATH`.

Now when you start tmux, split it into two vertical panes, run `./mu sandbox`
on the right pane and your editor on the left. You should be able to hit F4 in
either side to run the sandbox.

Known issues: you have to explicitly save inside your editor before hitting
F4, unlike with `./mu edit`.