.tmux.conf

# Use backtick as the prefix
# Do it just like this or you will not 
# be able to use type backtick literally
unbind C-b
set -g prefix `
bind ` send-prefix
bind-key L last-window

set -g default-terminal "xterm-256color"

# Start numbering at 1
set -g base-index 1

# Automatic renumbering
set -g renumber-windows on

# Make mouse useful in copy mode
setw -g mode-mouse on

# Allow mouse to select which pane to use
set -g mouse-select-pane on


# Scroll History
set -g history-limit 30000

# Set ability to capture on start and restore on exit window data when running an application
setw -g alternate-screen on

# Basically allows for faster key repetition
set -s escape-time 0

# Set status bar
set -g status-justify left
set-option -g status-interval 5
set -g status-right-length 150
set -g status-bg "#282828"
set -g status-fg "#EBDBB2"
set -g status-left ""
set -g status-right "#[fg=green] %m-%d-%Y %H:%M #(whoami)"  

# Rather than constraining window size to the maximum size of any client 
# connected to the *session*, constrain window size to the maximum size of any 
# client connected to *that window*. Much more reasonable.
setw -g aggressive-resize on

# Allows us to use '<prefix>-a' <command> to send commands to a TMUX session inside 
# another TMUX session
bind-key a send-prefix

# Highlight active window
set -g pane-active-border-fg "#282828"
set -g pane-border-fg "#282828"

# Turn on vi bindings in copy mode
set-option -g status-keys vi
set-window-option -g mode-keys vi

# Setup 'v' to begin selection as in Vim
bind-key -t vi-copy v begin-selection
bind-key -t vi-copy y copy-pipe "reattach-to-user-namespace pbcopy"


# Move around panes vim style
bind h select-pane -L
bind j select-pane -D
bind k select-pane -U
bind l select-pane -R

bind-key | split-window -h
bind-key - split-window -v


# keybindings to make resizing easier
bind -r C-h resize-pane -L
bind -r C-j resize-pane -D
bind -r C-k resize-pane -U
bind -r C-l resize-pane -R