a sample config file for Tmux

.tmux.config

# Last modified: 2011 Sep 14
# Author: Florian CROUZAT <[email protected]>
# Feel free to do whatever you want with this file.
# Just make sure to credit what deserve credits.

# Binds {{{
# Prefix
unbind C-b
set-option -g prefix C-a
bind a send-prefix

# Last active window
unbind l
bind C-a last-window

# hsplit
unbind %
bind | split-window -h

# vsplit
unbind '"'
bind - split-window -v

# Copy mode
unbind [
unbind ]
bind Escape copy-mode
bind p paste-buffer

# Panes
bind up resize-pane -U 10
bind down resize-pane -D 10
bind left resize-pane -L 10
bind right resize-pane -R 10
bind tab next-layout
unbind C-o
bind r rotate-window
bind space select-pane -t:.+

# Monitor Activity
bind m set-window-option monitor-activity

# Commands
bind / command-prompt -p "man page: " "split-window 'exec man %%'"
bind v command-prompt -p "vim: " "split-window 'exec vim %%'"
bind s command-prompt -p "ssh: " "new-window -n %1 'ssh %1'"
# }}}

# Titles {{{
set-window-option -g automatic-rename on
setw -g mode-mouse on

# }}}

# Options {{{
set-option -g base-index 1
set-option -g display-time 8000
set-option -g mouse-select-pane on
set-option -g mouse-select-window on
set-option -g pane-active-border-fg blue
set-option -g pane-active-border-bg black
#set -g terminal-overrides "xterm*:kLFT5=\eOD:kRIT5=\eOC:kUP5=\eOA:kDN5=\eOB:smkx@:rmkx@"
set-option -g pane-border-fg white
set-option -g pane-border-bg black
#set-option -g default-shell /bin/bash
set-option -g status-keys vi
set-option -g history-limit 8192
set-option -s escape-time 100
# }}}

# Status Bar {{{
set-option -g status-interval 1
set-option -g status-left '___'
set-option -g status-right "#T"
set-option -g status-utf8 on
set-option -g status-justify left
set-option -g status-bg black
set-option -g status-fg white
set-option -g status-left-length 20
# }}}

# Colors {{{
set-window-option -g mode-keys vi
set-window-option -g mode-mouse on
set-window-option -g monitor-activity off
set-window-option -g monitor-content off

set-window-option -g window-status-current-bg green
set-window-option -g window-status-current-fg black

set-window-option -g window-status-bg white
set-window-option -g window-status-fg black

set-window-option -g window-status-alert-fg red
set-window-option -g window-status-alert-bg white

set-window-option -g clock-mode-colour yellow
set-window-option -g clock-mode-style 24

set-window-option -g utf8 on
# }}}

# vim:set ft=tmux:

.tmux2.config

# C-b is not acceptable -- Vim uses it
set-option -g prefix C-a
bind-key C-a last-window

# Start numbering at 1
set -g base-index 1

# Allows for faster key repetition
set -s escape-time 0

# Set status bar
set -g status-bg black
set -g status-fg white
set -g status-left ""
set -g status-right "#[fg=green]#H"

# Rather than constraining window size to the maximum size of any client 
# connected to the *session*, constrain window size to the maximum size of any 
# client connected to *that window*. Much more reasonable.
setw -g aggressive-resize on

# Allows us to use C-a a <command> to send commands to a TMUX session inside 
# another TMUX session
bind-key a send-prefix

# Activity monitoring
#setw -g monitor-activity on
#set -g visual-activity on

# Example of using a shell command in the status line
#set -g status-right "#[fg=yellow]#(uptime | cut -d ',' -f 2-)"

# Highlight active window
set-window-option -g window-status-current-bg red

added a second alternative config file for reference. (whoops first file got over written)