diff --git a/roles/smux/README.md b/roles/smux/README.md
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+A role to setup smux
+
+use
+- { role: smux }
diff --git a/roles/smux/tasks/main.yml b/roles/smux/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+- name: install tmux
+  yum: name=tmux state=present
+  sudo: true
+  when: ansible_os_family == "RedHat"