Ultimate tmux.conf files

.tmux.conf

source ~/.tmux/.tmux.conf
source ~/.tmux/.tmux.conf.ui

_.tmux_.tmux.conf

# Setting the prefix from C-b to C-a
set -g prefix C-a
# Free the original Ctrl-b prefix keybinding
unbind C-b
# setting the delay between prefix and command
set -s escape-time 1
# Ensure that we can send Ctrl-A to other apps
bind C-a send-prefix
# Set the base index for windows to 1 instead of 0
set -g base-index 1
# Set the base index for panes to 1 instead of 0
setw -g pane-base-index 1
# Reload the file with Prefix r
bind r source-file ~/.tmux.conf \; display "Reloaded!"
# splitting panes with | and -
bind | split-window -h
bind - split-window -v
# moving between panes with Prefix h,j,k,l
bind h select-pane -L
bind j select-pane -D
bind k select-pane -U
bind l select-pane -R
# Quick window selection
bind -r C-h select-window -t :-
bind -r C-l select-window -t :+
# Pane resizing panes with Prefix H,J,K,L
bind -r H resize-pane -L 5
bind -r J resize-pane -D 5
bind -r K resize-pane -U 5
bind -r L resize-pane -R 5
# mouse support - set to on if you want to use the mouse
set -g mouse off
# enable activity alerts
setw -g monitor-activity on
set -g visual-activity on
# enable vi keys.
setw -g mode-keys vi
# escape turns on copy mode
bind Escape copy-mode
# v in copy mode starts making selection
bind-key -T copy-mode-vi v send -X begin-selection
# make Prefix p paste the buffer.
unbind p
bind p paste-buffer
# shortcut for synchronize-panes toggle
bind C-s set-window-option synchronize-panes
# split pane and retain the current directory of existing pane
bind _ split-window -v -c "#{pane_current_path}"
bind \\ split-window -h -c "#{pane_current_path}"
# Log output to a text file on demand
bind P pipe-pane -o "cat >>~/#W.log" \; display "Toggled logging to ~/#W.log"
# load private settings if they exist
if-shell "[ -f ~/.tmux/.tmux.private]" "source ~/.tmux/.tmux.private"
is_vim="ps -o state= -o comm= -t '#{pane_tty}' \
  | grep -iqE '^[^TXZ ]+ +(\\S+\\/)?g?(view|n?vim?x?)(diff)?$'"
bind-key -n C-h if-shell "$is_vim" "send-keys C-h" "select-pane -L"
bind-key -n C-j if-shell "$is_vim" "send-keys C-j" "select-pane -D"
bind-key -n C-k if-shell "$is_vim" "send-keys C-k" "select-pane -U"
bind-key -n C-l if-shell "$is_vim" "send-keys C-l" "select-pane -R"
bind-key -n C-\\ if-shell "$is_vim" "send-keys C-\\" "select-pane -l"
bind C-l send-keys 'C-l'
# load plugins
set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tpm'
set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tmux-resurrect'
# set -g @plugin 'dracula/tmux'
run '~/.tmux/plugins/tpm/tpm'

_.tmux_.tmux.conf.ui

# Set the default terminal mode to 256color mode
set -g default-terminal "screen-256color"
# set the status line's colors
set -g status-style fg=white,bg=black
# set the color of the window list
setw -g window-status-style fg=cyan,bg=black
# set colors for the active window
setw -g window-status-current-style fg=white,bold,bg=red
# colors for pane borders
setw -g pane-border-style fg=green,bg=black
setw -g pane-active-border-style fg=white,bg=yellow
# active pane normal, other shaded out
#setw -g window-style fg=colour240,bg=colour235
#setw -g window-active-style fg=white,bg=black
# Command / message line
setw -g message-style fg=white,bold,bg=black
# Status line left side to show Session:window:pane
set -g status-left-length 40
set -g status-left "#[fg=green]Session: #S #[fg=yellow]#I #[fg=cyan]#P"
# Status line right side - 50% | 31 Oct 13:37
set -g status-right "#(~/battery Discharging) | #[fg=cyan]%d %b %R"
# Update the status line every sixty seconds
set -g status-interval 60
# Center the window list in the status line
set -g status-justify centre

_.tmux_default.conf

source-file ~/.tmux.conf

# new window 'downloads'
new-session -s default -n downloads -d
send-keys -t default:1 'cd ~/Downloads' C-m
send-keys -t default '/home/lmaly/Projects/audible-cli/audible-last-3-manning.sh' C-m
send-keys -t default '/home/lmaly/Projects/predb-ovh-cli/whatsnew.sh' C-m

# new window 'dcs_prjcts'
new-window -n dcs_prjcts -t default
send-keys -t default 'cd ~/Documents' C-m
split-window -v -t default
split-window -h -t default
# select-layout -t default even-vertical
# select-layout -t default even-horizontal
select-layout -t default main-horizontal
send-keys -t default:2.2 'cd ~/Projects' C-m

# select first window (dcs_prjcts)
select-window -t default:1