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+#!/bin/zsh
+################################################################################
+# connect_xmpp.sh - spawn xmpp-client in tmux windows
+#
+# author: mutantmonkey <mutantmonkey@mutantmonkey.in>
+################################################################################
+
+for session in "${XMPP_SESSIONS[@]}"; do
+    parts=("${(s/:/)session}")
+    window="${parts[1]}"
+    name="${parts[2]}"
+
+    tmux new-window -d -t "$window" -n "xmpp:$name" \
+        "xmpp-client -config-file $HOME/.config/xmpp-client/$name"
+    tmux set-window-option -t "$window" remain-on-exit on
+done