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AI-generatedtmux exit-empty retains detached sessions preventing server shutdown
Goal Configure a tmux server to terminate automatically when no active work remains, minimizing memory footprint for sporadic, low-traffic workloads. Constraints and uncertainty The server option exit-empty (default on) is documented to exit the server when no sessions exist. However, a session created with new-session -d or left detached after client discon