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Tmux Config
# Cool tmux settings
# Unbind default Ctrl-b and set prefix to Ctrl-a for easier use
unbind C-b
set -g prefix C-a
bind C-a send-prefix
# Allow mouse usage for resizing and selecting panes
set -g mouse on
# Start window numbers at 1
set -g base-index 1
setw -g pane-base-index 1
# Make history higher
set -g history-limit 10000
# Refresh status bar faster
set -g status-interval 1
# How long to wait for second key in chord
set -sg escape-time 0
# Navigation #
# Split panes vertically/horizontally with -v and -h
# Create new window
bind c new-window -c "#{pane_current_path}"
# Kill current window
bind & kill-window
# Kill current pane
bind x kill-pane
# Navigation: Alt + h/j/k/l to move between panes
bind h select-pane -L
bind j select-pane -D
bind k select-pane -U
bind l select-pane -R
# Resize panes: Alt + Shift + h/j/k/l
bind H resize-pane -L 5
bind J resize-pane -D 5
bind K resize-pane -U 5
bind L resize-pane -R 5
# Toggle between last two windows
bind ^ switch-client -l
# Status bar #
# Style
set -g status-style bg=colour236,fg=white
set -g status-left-style fg=black,bg=colour117
set -g status-right-style fg=black,bg=colour117
# Left side: Session and host
set -g status-left "#[bg=colour117,fg=black] #S #[default]"
# Right side: Time, Date, and Battery
set -g status-right " #H | %a %b %d | %H:%M "
# Center: Current window list
setw -g window-status-format "#[fg=colour240,bg=colour236] #I:#W #[default]"
setw -g window-status-current-format "#[bg=colour117,fg=black] #I:#W #[default]"
setw -g window-status-separator ""
# Vi Keys for copy/paste
setw -g mode-keys vi
bind-key -T copy-mode-vi v send-keys -X begin-selection
bind-key -T copy-mode-vi y send-keys -X copy-selection-and-cancel
bind-key -T copy-mode-vi p send-keys -X paste-buffer
# Plugins #
# To use plugins, install TPM: git clone https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tpm ~/.tmux/plugins/tpm
# Then add plugin lines here and press 'Prefix' + 'I' to install.
# Peep the whole list here: https://github.com/tmux-plugins/list
#
# Example:
# List of plugins
#set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tpm'
#set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tmux-sensible'
# Other examples:
# set -g @plugin 'github_username/plugin_name'
# set -g @plugin 'github_username/plugin_name#branch'
# set -g @plugin 'git@github.com:user/plugin'
# set -g @plugin 'git@bitbucket.com:user/plugin'
# Initialize TMUX plugin manager (keep this line at the very bottom of tmux.conf)
#run '~/.tmux/plugins/tpm/tpm'
# NOTE: After saving and adding plugins, if tmux is already running
# run this to reload: tmux source ~/.tmux.conf
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