Before you begin
Save at least one server. Save a second one if you want to switch between different machines.
Open a terminal
Select a saved server to open its workspace. The profile stores connection details; the terminal tab represents a shell connection. You can have more than one tab for the same server.
Choose the server for a new tab
Use the plus button in the terminal tab strip. In New Terminal Tab, choose the server for this tab. Choose another server for a separate machine, or the current server for another shell.
Switch, reorder, or find a tab
Select a tab to return to it. Drag tabs to reorder them; on touch screens, start with a long press on the tab. Use All terminal tabs when the strip gets crowded. Check the active server name before running a command.
Keep long-running work in tmux
A tab is local to Shinphony; a tmux session runs on the remote server. For persistent work, start or attach to a remote tmux session. Closing a connection is not a guarantee that an ordinary foreground shell job will keep running.
If something gets in the way
Files shows a different directory from my shell
Files has its own selected root. Choose it explicitly; a terminal cd is not a promise to change the file-browser root.
After an app or network interruption
Reconnect and reattach to tmux if needed. Mobile operating systems can suspend background apps; keep important long-running work on the server.