Using tmux

By default, vm-bhyve uses cu/nmdm as a console session management tool. If you prefer to run virtual machines on a tmux session instead, this is now supported in v1.1+. All you need to do is to set console option in $vm_dir/.config/system.conf:

vm set console=tmux

Once set, any new guests started will have a tmux session associated with them. The session name is the same as the guest name, although you can also attach it to the tmux session using the standard vm console guest command.

# vm list |grep fbsd
fbsd            default         bhyveload   2      256M      -                    No           Running (88761)
# tmux ls
fbsd: 1 windows (created Tue Jun 28 10:42:22 2016) [168x46]