Teleport files without thinking about paths.

wormhole is a tiny shell tool that lets you mark a directory as a destination and then send or copy files to it from anywhere. It removes the need to remember or retype long paths and integrates smoothly with tmux for fast, terminal-based workflows.

• Features
• Installation
  • TPM
  • Go
  • Build from source
• Example Workflow
  • shell
  • tmux usage

Features

• Open a wormhole in any directory and reuse it across shells
• Send files to the active wormhole from anywhere
• Copy mode to keep originals intact
• Force mode to overwrite existing files when needed
• Safezone support for safer transfers
• Configurable ID for opening multiple wormholes
• tmux integration for opening wormholes

Installation

The recommended way to install wormhole is through the tmux plugin manager (TPM). Make sure Go is installed.

Install via tmux TPM (recommended)

Add the following to your .tmux.conf:

set -g @plugin 'waelmahrous/wormhole'

Then press:

prefix + I

TPM will automatically download the plugin, build the wormhole binary, and install completions.

Install via go install

go install github.com/waelmahrous/wormhole@latest

Make sure your Go bin directory is in your PATH:

export PATH="$HOME/go/bin:$PATH"

Add that line to your shell config (~/.zshrc, ~/.bashrc, etc.) to make it permanent.

Build from source

Clone the repository and run:

make install

This builds the application and installs shell autocompletion.

Example Workflow

Shell A: navigate where you want files to land

cd ~/projects/myapp/build
wormhole open

Shell B: anywhere else

wormhole send file1.txt assets/*.png

tmux usage

wormhole comes with the following default keybindings which you can alter:

set -g @wormhole_key "O"            # open tree selector
set -g @wormhole_key_current "C-o"  # choose current pane as destination
set -g @wormhole_debug "false"      # show install logs
set -g @wormhole_key_jump "j"       # Open new window at wormhole

# Opens a tree selector. Pick a pane and a wormhole will open using that pane’s working directory.
prefix-O

# Instantly opens a wormhole at the current pane’s working directory (no picker).
prefix-Ctrl-o