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vim friendly tmux configuration
#Prefix is Ctrl-a
set -g prefix C-a
bind C-a send-prefix
unbind C-b
set -sg escape-time 1
set -g base-index 1
setw -g pane-base-index 1
#Mouse works as expected
setw -g mode-mouse on
set -g mouse-select-pane on
set -g mouse-resize-pane on
set -g mouse-select-window on
setw -g monitor-activity on
set -g visual-activity on
set -g mode-keys vi
set -g history-limit 10000
# y and p as in vim
bind Escape copy-mode
unbind p
bind p paste-buffer
bind -t vi-copy 'v' begin-selection
bind -t vi-copy 'y' copy-selection
bind -t vi-copy 'Space' halfpage-down
bind -t vi-copy 'Bspace' halfpage-up
# extra commands for interacting with the ICCCM clipboard
bind C-c run "tmux save-buffer - | xclip -i -sel clipboard"
bind C-v run "tmux set-buffer \"$(xclip -o -sel clipboard)\"; tmux paste-buffer"
# easy-to-remember split pane commands
bind | split-window -h
bind - split-window -v
unbind '"'
unbind %
# moving between panes with vim movement keys
bind h select-pane -L
bind j select-pane -D
bind k select-pane -U
bind l select-pane -R
# moving between windows with vim movement keys
bind -r C-h select-window -t :-
bind -r C-l select-window -t :+
# resize panes with vim movement keys
bind -r H resize-pane -L 5
bind -r J resize-pane -D 5
bind -r K resize-pane -U 5
bind -r L resize-pane -R 5
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