~/.tmux.conf

.tmux.conf

# Principle
# 1. Use screen key binding for common tasks. 
# 2.1 Use default tmux key binding as much as possible.
# 2.2 For the rest, use the setting from tmux book written by Brian P. Hogan
# 3. Set escape key (prefix in tmux term) to ^z

# References
# https://www.dayid.org/comp/tm.html
# http://manpages.org/screen http://manpages.org/tmux
# https://danielmiessler.com/study/tmux/
# https://www.hamvocke.com/blog/a-quick-and-easy-guide-to-tmux/
# https://gist.github.com/terrywang/3950393
# https://gist.github.com/jaceju/d3263bc90e30ba765c7922690a4ecc65


#############################################
# ## Set escape key (prefix in tmux) to ^z

# Set the prefix to ^Z.
unbind C-b
set -g prefix ^Z
#bind ^z send-prefix # this is default

# toggle zoom-state of current pane (maximize/return current pane)
bind-key z resize-pane -Z

# Setting the delay between prefix and command
set -s escape-time 1

#############################################
# ## Use screen key binding for common tasks

# screen ^C c 
unbind ^C
bind ^C new-window
bind c new-window

# detach ^D d
unbind ^D
bind ^D detach

# Switch to last window (screen default being ^a ^a)
unbind l
bind-key C-a last-window
bind ^Z last-window

# Use emacs key binding mode
setw -g mode-keys emacs

#############################################
# ## from tmux book written by Brian P. Hogan

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

# Enable activity alerts
setw -g monitor-activity on
set -g visual-activity on

# Set the default terminal mode to 256color mode
set -g default-terminal "screen-256color"

# Set Terminal Emulator Titles - OFF by default
# set -g set-titles on

# == Pane (Split Window)

# Splitting panes replace % and "
bind | split-window -h
bind - split-window -v

# pane navigation, navigate panes ala Vim
bind -r h select-pane -L  # move left
bind -r j select-pane -D  # move down
bind -r k select-pane -U  # move up
bind -r l select-pane -R  # move right

# pane resizing
bind -r H resize-pane -L 2
bind -r J resize-pane -D 2
bind -r K resize-pane -U 2
bind -r L resize-pane -R 2

# Update the status bar every sixty seconds
set -g status-interval 60

#############################################
# ## Scrolling

# Mouse support
set -g mouse off

# history buffer - max number of lines for each window
set -g history-limit 20000
   
#############################################
# ## tmux colors

# tmux coloring
# 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=cyan,bg=default,dim

# Set colors for the active window
setw -g window-status-current-style fg=white,bg=red,bright

# Pane colors
set -g pane-border-style fg=green,bg=black
set -g pane-active-border-style fg=white,bg=yellow


# Reload the file with Prefix r
bind r source-file ~/.tmux.conf \; display "Reloaded!"

# user defined overrides
if '[ -f ~/.tmux.conf.local ]' 'source ~/.tmux.conf.local'

zzComments.md

• use emacs key binding mode
• add colors and other changes like prefix related key binding
• disable mouse support as it interferes with x-selection