If you need (as I do) multitab support in mintty, you can have it with the help of ... wait for it ... SCREEN!
It was always there but I haven't got this brilliant idea to use it.
Also, do not get fulled about the title as this works in any linux like environment.
The idea is not mine. I have "borrowed" it from here with few modifications.
The script
Name it as you want, put it where you want, as long as you remember where it is and how to run it :).
#!/bin/bash SCREEN='/usr/bin/screen' DATE=$(date +%s) MERGE="${SCREEN}${DATE}" rm -f ${MERGE} cat ~/.multitabs > ${MERGE} cat << EOF >> ${MERGE} caption string '%t' screen -t "ONE" screen -t "TWO" screen -t "THREE" screen -t "FOUR" screen -t "FIVE" select "ONE" EOF screen -c ${MERGE} rm -f ${MERGE}
The configuration file
Name it .multitabs and saved it in your user's home.
#General Settings term xterm startup_message off vbell off caption always #Ctrl-up, Ctrl-down to move between regions bindkey "^[[1;5A" focus up bindkey "^[[1;5B" focus down #Ctrl-left, Ctrl-right to move between windows bindkey "^[[1;5C" next bindkey "^[[1;5D" prev #F9, F10, F11 to decrease, increase, equalize region size bindkey "^[[20~" resize -1 bindkey "^[[21~" resize +1 bindkey "^[[23~" resize = #F1, F2 to move to top/bottom region #F3 to clear both regions #F4 to close all windows and exit screen bindkey -k k1 focus top bindkey -k k2 focus bottom bindkey -k k3 eval "clear" "focus up" "clear" "focus up" bindkey -k k4 quit #F5 windowlist, #F6 rename window bindkey -k k5 windowlist bindkey -k k6 title