tmux.conf

# TMUX
# | default  | Function                             | Tmux                    |
# |----------|:------------------------------------:| -----------------------:|
# | ^A "     | window list, where am I              | ^b s                    |
# | ^A A     | Rename                               | ^b ,                    |
# | ^A c     | create                               | ^b n                    |
# | ^A k     | kill                                 | ^b &                    |
# | ^A d     | detach                               | ^b D                    |
# | ^A space | next window                          | ^b n                    |
# | ^A p     | previous window                      | ^b p                    |
# | ^A |     | Spilt vertical                       | ^b %                    |
# | ^A S     | Spilt horizontal                     | ^b "                    |
# | ^A tab   | change region focus                  | ^b arrows               |
# | ^A X     | Kill current region/focus            | ^b x                    |
# | ^A ^A    | switch to previous screen (toggle)   | ^b                      |
# | ^A [0-9] | go to window [0-9]                   | ^b [0-9]                |
# | ^A esc   | for scrollback                       | ^b page up              |
# | ^A [     | copy mode                            | ^b [                    |
# | ^A ]     | paste                                | p (vim) C-y (emacs)     |
# |          | monitor for "string" (append)        | setw -g monitor-content |
# |          | monitor silience (append interval)   | setw -g monitor-silence |
# | ^A _     | silence activity monitor (off)       | set -g visual-activity  |
# | ^A M     | start activity monitor   (on)        | set -g visual-activity  |
# |          | Synchronize keystrokes between panes | setw synchronize-panes  |
# Behavior
set -g history-limit 3300
#should increase VIM response time
set -sg escape-time 1
#setw -g mode-keys vi
#set -g default-terminal "screen-256color"
setw -g monitor-activity on
set -g visual-activity on
set -g default-terminal "xterm"

bind r source-file ~/.tmux.conf \; display-message "Config reloaded."

#set titles in X to reflect what is going on in the tmux window
set -g set-titles on
set -g set-titles-string "#T"
# Automatically set window title
set -g status-interval 30
#might be taxing on the system
#setw -g automatic-rename

#i URXVT tab like window switching (-n: no prior escape seq) "See .Xdefaults !
set-window-option -g xterm-keys on

new -s Primary -n root 'sudo su -'
neww -n other bash
neww -n bash bash
neww -n t1 bash
neww -n t2 bash
neww -n t3 bash
neww -n t4 bash
neww -n t5 bash
neww -n t6 bash

# Views
#------
# color pallete: magenta, cyan, red, green, blue, yellow, cyan
# These options should turn red when activity occurs (s/activity/bell/)
# set-option -gw window-status-activity-attr bold
set-option -gw window-status-activity-bg black
set-option -gw window-status-activity-fg magenta
set-option -gw window-status-bell-fg red
set-option -gw window-status-bell-attr bold
set-option -gw window-status-bell-bg black
# easy method to copy output to a file: C-x : capture-pane -S -3000
# Then:   C-x : save-buffer ~/tmux.printscreen-by-hand.txt
bind-key P command-prompt -p 'save history to filename:' -I '~/tmux.printscreen.txt' 'capture-pane -S - ; save-buffer %1 ; delete-buffer'

# Kevin's color codes for tmux
# yellow = J "usually for personal configured remote connections
# cyan = space "usually for local connections, might be used with URXVT
# green = default 'b' "usually for unconfigured _default_ server connections
unbind C-b
#set -g prefix C-j
#set -g status-bg  yellow
set -g prefix C-space
set -g status-bg  cyan
#set -g mouse on