tmux.conf

.tmux.conf

# Enable 256 color mode
set -g default-terminal "screen-256color"

# Disable mouse
set -g mouse off

# Set the prefix from C-b to C-a
set -g prefix C-a
unbind C-b

# Reduce the input lag
set -s escape-time 1

# Set the base index for windows and panes to 1 instead of 0
set -g base-index 1
setw -g pane-base-index 1

# Reload this config file
bind r source ~/.tmux.conf \; display "Reloaded!"

# Press C-a twice to send C-a to the application
bind C-a send-prefix

# Splitting panes with | and -
bind | split-window -h
bind - split-window -v

# Moving between panes with Prefix h,j,k,l,y,u,b,n
bind h select-pane -L
bind j select-pane -D
bind k select-pane -U
bind l select-pane -R
bind y select-pane -L \; select-pane -U
bind u select-pane -R \; select-pane -U
bind b select-pane -L \; select-pane -D
bind n select-pane -R \; select-pane -D

# Quick window selection (-r = repeatable)
bind -r C-h select-window -t :-
bind -r C-l select-window -t :+

# Resize panes with Prefix H,J,K,L
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

### VISUAL STYLING ###

# Set the status line's colors
set -g status-style fg=white,bg=black

# Set the color of the window list
setw -g window-status-style fg=white,bg=black

# Set the color of the active window
setw -g window-status-current-style fg=black,bold,bg=colour213

# Command / message line
set -g message-style fg=white,bold,bg=black

### STATUS LINE ###

set -g status-left-length 40

set -g status-left "#[fg=green]Session: #S #[fg=yellow]#I #[fg=cyan]#P"

set -g status-right "#[fg=cyan] %y-%m-%d %H:%M"

set -g status-justify centre

# Highlight status line window when there is activity in other window
setw -g monitor-activity on

# Set status activity styling
setw -g window-status-activity-style fg=cyan

### COPY MODE ###

# Enable vi copy mode
set -g mode-keys vi

# Prefix Esc enters copy mode
unbind [
bind Escape copy-mode
unbind p

# v to enter selection mode
bind-key -T copy-mode-vi v send-keys -X begin-selection

# y to yank
bind-key -T copy-mode-vi y send-keys -X copy-pipe-and-cancel "xclip -selection clipboard"

# p to paste
bind p paste-buffer