goodbye screen, hello tmux

.tmux.conf

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## .tmux.conf
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## first pass at a .tmux.conf to make transition from 
## gnu screen bearable
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# screenesque prefix
set -g prefix C-a 
bind C-a send-prefix

# use vi-style 
set-window-option -g mode-keys vi # vi key
set-option -g status-keys vi

# use utf8 by default
set-window-option -g utf8 on # utf8 support

# turn off the mouse
set-window-option -g mode-mouse off # disable mouse

# change split bindings
unbind %
bind | split-window -h  
unbind '"' 
bind - split-window -v

# vi-style directional nav for panes 
bind h select-pane -L  
bind l select-pane -R  
bind j select-pane -D
bind k select-pane -U

# auto-rename window to active proc
set-window-option -g automatic-rename on  

#status-bar like screen
set -g status-bg cyan 
set -g status-fg black 
set -g status-right-length 60
set -g status-right-fg cyan 
set -g status-right-bg black
set -g status-right '#[] [#S] %a %Y-%m-%d #[fg=yellow,bold]%H:%M#[default]#(uptime | cut -d : -f 4 | sed s/,//g)  '
set -g status-left-length 0
set -g status-left '' # no status-left bar

# window status stuff, again like screen
set-window-option -g window-status-format '#I: #W#F'

# current window settings
set-window-option -g window-status-current-bg black
set-window-option -g window-status-current-fg yellow
set-window-option -g window-status-current-format '#[bold] #I: #W '

# color prefs for pane, matching status bar
set -g pane-active-border-bg black
set -g pane-active-border-fg yellow
set -g pane-border-bg black
set -g pane-border-fg cyan

# bell settings -- turn off sound
set -g visual-bell on