Customizing tmux

.tmux.conf

# Many of these customizations are from
# http://www.hamvocke.com/blog/a-guide-to-customizing-your-tmux-conf/

# remap prefix from 'C-b' to 'C-a'
unbind C-b
set-option -g prefix C-a
bind-key C-a send-prefix

# split panes using | and -
bind | split-window -h
bind - split-window -v
unbind '"'
unbind %

# switch panes using Alt-arrow without prefix
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

# Enable mouse control (clickable windows, panes, resizable panes)
# tmux <2.1
#set -g mouse-select-window on
#set -g mouse-select-pane on
#set -g mouse-resize-pane on

# tmux 2.1+
# Enable mouse mode (tmux 2.1 and above)
set -g mouse on

# Change color of bottom bar
set -g default-terminal "xterm-256color"
set -g status-bg colour160 # red
set -g status-fg colour255 # bright white
set -g window-status-current-bg colour255 # bright white
set -g window-status-current-fg colour160 # red

# Change color of pane border lines
set -g pane-border-fg colour0
set -g pane-active-border-fg colour160

# Change color of tmux clock pane
set-window-option -g clock-mode-colour cyan

# Enable Tmux Resurrect plugin
#
# This should already installed via:
#   git clone https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tmux-resurrect ~/tmux-plugins
run-shell ~/tmux-plugins/resurrect.tmux

# Enable tmux sidebar plugin
run-shell ~/tmux-plugins/tmux-sidebar/sidebar.tmux
set -g @sidebar-tree-command 'tree -C'