tmux configuration file

.tmux.conf

# tmux starts a session with defult name of 0 (zero)
# list sessions with 'tmux ls'
# attach to a session with 'tmux attach' (ok if there is only one) or 'tmux attach 0'
# to detach issue CTRL-a-d
# to move to right/top/left split use CTRL-a then righ/top/left-arrow etc etc ... 
# to resize a pane use CTRL-a-arrowkey
#
# my customizations below
#

# 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 %

# don't rename windows automatically
#set-option -g allow-rename off

set -g default-terminal "screen-256color"

# The modes {
setw -g clock-mode-colour colour135
setw -g mode-attr bold
setw -g mode-fg colour196
setw -g mode-bg colour238
# }
# The panes {
set -g pane-border-bg colour235
set -g pane-border-fg colour238
set -g pane-active-border-bg colour236
set -g pane-active-border-fg colour51
# }
# The statusbar {
set -g status-position bottom
set -g status-bg colour234
set -g status-fg colour137
set -g status-attr dim
set -g status-left ''
set -g status-right '#[fg=colour233,bg=colour241,bold] %d/%m #[fg=colour233,bg=colour245,bold] %H:%M:%S '
set -g status-right-length 50
set -g status-left-length 20

setw -g window-status-current-fg colour81
setw -g window-status-current-bg colour238
setw -g window-status-current-attr bold
setw -g window-status-current-format ' #I#[fg=colour250]:#[fg=colour255]#W#[fg=colour50]#F '

setw -g window-status-fg colour138
setw -g window-status-bg colour235
setw -g window-status-attr none
setw -g window-status-format ' #I#[fg=colour237]:#[fg=colour250]#W#[fg=colour244]#F '

setw -g window-status-bell-attr bold
setw -g window-status-bell-fg colour255
setw -g window-status-bell-bg colour1
# }
# The messages {
set -g message-attr bold
set -g message-fg colour232
set -g message-bg colour166
# }

# taken from http://www.hamvocke.com/blog/a-guide-to-customizing-your-tmux-conf/