tmux.conf

# improve colors
set -g default-terminal 'screen-256color'

# act like vim
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 :+

# act like GNU screen
unbind C-b
set -g prefix C-a

# start window numbers at 1 to match keyboard order with tmux window order
set -g base-index 1
set-window-option -g pane-base-index 1

# renumber windows sequentially after closing any of them
set -g renumber-windows on

# soften status bar color from harsh green to light gray
set -g status-bg '#666666'
set -g status-fg '#aaaaaa'

# remove administrative debris (session name, hostname, time) in status bar
set -g status-left ''
set -g status-right ''

# increase scrollback lines
set -g history-limit 10000

# switch to last pane
bind-key C-a last-pane

# use different keys to split vertical and horizonal
bind | split-window -h
bind - split-window -v

# enable copy-paste http://goo.gl/DN82E
set -g default-command "reattach-to-user-namespace -l zsh"

# change cursor in vim to distinguish between insert and command mode
# Use in conjunciton with tmux-cursors.vim
set-option -g terminal-overrides '*88col*:colors=88,*256col*:colors=256,xterm*:XT:Ms=\E]52;%p1%s;%p2%s\007:Cc=\E]12;%p1%s\007:Cr=\E]112\007:Cs=\E]50;CursorShape=%?%p1%{3}%<%t%{0}%e%p1%{2}%-%;%d\007'

# use C-a v to paste the tmux buffer
bind v paste-buffer

# Enable mouse support (works in iTerm)
set-window-option -g mode-mouse on
set-option -g mouse-select-pane on
set-option -g mouse-resize-pane on
set-option -g mouse-select-window on