.tmux.conf

.tmux.conf

# tmux v2.0 installation steps for Ubuntu 14.04 (Trusty Tahr)
# tmux -V
# sudo apt-get update
# sudo apt-get install -y python-software-properties software-properties-common
# sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:pi-rho/dev
# sudo apt-get update
# sudo apt-get install -y tmux
# tmux -V

# use UTF8
set -g utf8
set-window-option -g utf8 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

# enable xterm keys (e.g., Ctrl+arrow left/right to jump between words)
set-window-option -g xterm-keys on

# enable vi mode
set-window-option -g mode-keys vi

# 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!"

# Set easier window split keys
bind-key v split-window -h
bind-key h split-window -v

# Use Alt-arrow keys without prefix key to switch panes
bind -n M-Left select-pane -L
bind -n M-Right select-pane -R
bind -n M-Up select-pane -U
bind -n M-Down select-pane -D

# Shift arrow to switch windows
bind -n S-Left  previous-window
bind -n S-Right next-window

# Disable automatic window renaming
setw -g automatic-rename off

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

# Mouse Mode
set -g mode-mouse on
set -g mouse-resize-pane on
set -g mouse-select-pane on
set -g mouse-select-window on
set -g history-limit 10000

# ----------------------
# set some pretty colors
# ----------------------
# set pane colors - hilight the active pane
set-option -g pane-border-fg colour240
set-option -g pane-active-border-fg cyan

# 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 colour236
set-window-option -g window-status-attr dim

set-window-option -g window-status-current-fg brightred #orange
set-window-option -g window-status-current-bg colour236
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 '#[fg=green](#S) #(whoami)'
set -g status-right '#[fg=white]%H:%M#[default]'
set -g status-left-length 70

# List of plugins
set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tpm'
set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tmux-sensible'
set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tmux-resurrect'
set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tmux-copycat'

# Initialize TMUX plugin manager (keep this line at the very bottom of tmux.conf)
run '~/.tmux/plugins/tpm/tpm'