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name: terminal-workspace description: Terminal workspace management with Zellij. Use when user mentions terminal sessions, workspaces, Zellij, terminal layouts, or persistent terminal environments. Covers session management, layout saving, and the zp quick-access alias.

Terminal Workspace Management

Persistent terminal workspaces per project using Zellij.

Core Concepts

• Sessions: Working state (ephemeral, survives disconnects)
• Layouts: Workspace recipes (permanent, recreatable)
• Real persistence: Lives in applications (vim sessions, git)

Quick Access

Copy# In ~/.zshrc or ~/.bashrc
alias zp='zellij attach $(basename "$PWD") || zellij -s $(basename "$PWD")'

Run zp in any project directory to create/attach its workspace.

Save Important Layouts

Copy# If you have a complex setup worth preserving
zellij action dump-layout > ~/.config/zellij/layouts/project-name.kdl

Philosophy

Zellij sessions for convenience, not critical state. If it matters, it's in a file.