tmux.conf

tmux.conf

# use UTF8
set -g utf8
set-window-option -g utf8 on
set-window-option -g xterm-keys on

# 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

# shorten command delay
set -sg escape-time 1

# set window and pane index to 1 (0 by default)
set-option -g base-index 1
setw -g pane-base-index 1

# reload ~/.tmux.conf using PREFIX r
bind r source-file ~/.tmux.conf \; display "Reloaded!"

# use PREFIX v to split window horizontally and PREFIX s to split vertically
bind v split-window -h
bind s split-window -v

bind S choose-session

# Make the current window the first window
bind T swap-window -t 1
bind . last-window

# 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

# explicitly disable mouse control
setw -g mode-mouse off
set -g mouse-select-pane off
set -g mouse-resize-pane off
set -g mouse-select-window off

# ---------------------
# Copy & Paste
# ---------------------
# provide access to the clipboard for pbpaste, pbcopy
# set-option -g default-command "reattach-to-user-namespace -l bash"
set-window-option -g automatic-rename on

# use vim keybindings in copy mode
setw -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"

# update default binding of 'Enter' to also use copy-pipe
unbind -t vi-copy Enter
# bind-key -t vi-copy Enter copy-pipe "reattach-to-user-namespace pbcopy"

# bind y run 'tmux save-buffer - | reattach-to-user-namespace pbcopy '
# bind C-y run 'tmux save-buffer - | reattach-to-user-namespace pbcopy '

# ----------------------
# set some pretty colors
# ----------------------
# set pane colors - hilight the active pane
set-option -g pane-border-fg colour235 #base02
set-option -g pane-active-border-fg colour240 #base01

# colorize messages in the command line
set-option -g message-bg black #base02
set-option -g message-fg brightred #orange

# ----------------------
# Status Bar
# -----------------------
set-option -g status on                # turn the status bar on
set -g status-utf8 on                  # set utf-8 for the status bar
set -g status-interval 5               # set update frequencey (default 15 seconds)
set -g status-justify centre           # 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

# set color for status bar
set-option -g status-bg colour235 #base02
set-option -g status-fg yellow #yellow
set-option -g status-attr dim

# set window list colors - red for active and cyan for inactive
set-window-option -g window-status-fg brightblue #base0
set-window-option -g window-status-bg colour235
set-window-option -g window-status-attr dim

set-window-option -g window-status-current-fg green
set-window-option -g window-status-current-bg colour235
set-window-option -g window-status-current-attr bright

# show host name and IP address on left side of status bar
set -g status-left-length 70

# colors: green, blue, brightblue, yellow, red, darkgreen
set -g status-left "#[fg=green]#S #[fg=brightblue]#h"

set -g status-right-length 100
set -g status-right "#(tmux-top m) #[fg=white]#(tmux-top l) #[fg=brightblue]%d.%m.%Y #[fg=yellow]%H:%M"