tmux configuration file. goes in ~.

.tmux.conf

# delay time
set -sg escape-time 1

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

# a mouse
set -g mode-mouse on
setw -g mouse-select-window on
setw -g mouse-select-pane on

# change the prefix key to a
set -g prefix C-a
unbind C-b
bind C-a send-prefix

# act like vim
set -g status-keys vi
setw -g mode-keys vi
bind h select-pane -L
bind j select-pane -D
bind k select-pane -U
bind l select-pane -R
bind-key -r C-h select-window -t :-
bind-key -r C-l select-window -t :+
#unbind [
#bind ` copy-mode
#unbind p
#bind p paste-buffer
#bind -t vi-copy v begin-selection
#bind -t vi-copy y copy-selection

set-option -g default-command "reattach-to-user-namespace -l bash"