TMux configuration

.tmux.conf

# start a new session if none exist
new-session
 
 
# make tmux display things in 256 colors
set -g default-terminal "screen-256color"
 
# set scrollback history to 10000 (10k)
set -g history-limit 10000
 
# set Ctrl-a as the default prefix key combination
# and unbind C-b to free it up
set -g prefix C-a
unbind C-b
 
# use send-prefix to pass C-a through to application
bind C-a send-prefix
 
# reload ~/.tmux.conf using PREFIX r
bind r source-file ~/.tmux.conf \; display "Reloaded!"
 
# use PREFIX | to split window horizontally and PREFIX - to split vertically
bind | split-window -h
bind - split-window -v
 
# Make the current window the first window
bind T swap-window -t 1
 
# map Vi movement keys as pane movement keys
bind h select-pane -L
bind j select-pane -D
bind k select-pane -U
bind l select-pane -R
 
# and use C-h and C-l to cycle thru panes
bind -r C-h select-window -t :-
bind -r C-l select-window -t :+
 
# resize panes using PREFIX H, J, K, L
bind H resize-pane -L 5
bind J resize-pane -D 5
bind K resize-pane -U 5
bind L resize-pane -R 5
 
set -g mouse off
 
 
# ----------------------
# Status Bar
# -----------------------
set-option -g status on                # turn the status bar on
set -g status-interval 5               # set update frequencey (default 15 seconds)
set -g status-justify left             # center window list for clarity
# set-option -g status-position top    # position the status bar at top of screen
 
# visual notification of activity in other windows
#setw -g monitor-activity on
#set -g visual-activity on
 
setw -g window-status-current-format "#[fg=black,bold]#[bg=brightgreen] #I:[#W] "
#setw -g window-status-content-attr bold
 
set -g status-bg black
set -g status-fg white
set -g status-style bold
 
 
# show host name
set -g status-left-length 250
set -g status-left "#[bg=black]#[fg=yellow]#S @ #h :: "
 
# show date and time on right
set -g status-right-length 60
set -g status-right "#[bg=black]#[fg=yellow]%d %b %Y #[fg=brightgreen]:: #(date | awk '{print $4}')::"
 
# Start windows and panes at 1, not 0
set -g base-index 1
set -g pane-base-index 1