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tmux.conf

# 0 is too far from ` ;)
set -g base-index 1

# Automatically set window title
set-window-option -g automatic-rename on
set-option -g set-titles on

#set -g default-terminal screen-256color
set -g status-keys vi
set -g history-limit 10000

setw -g mode-keys vi
setw -g mode-mouse on
setw -g monitor-activity on

bind-key v split-window -h
bind-key s split-window -v

bind-key J resize-pane -D 5
bind-key K resize-pane -U 5
bind-key H resize-pane -L 5
bind-key L resize-pane -R 5

bind-key M-j resize-pane -D
bind-key M-k resize-pane -U
bind-key M-h resize-pane -L
bind-key M-l resize-pane -R

# Vim style pane selection
bind h select-pane -L
bind j select-pane -D 
bind k select-pane -U
bind l select-pane -R

# Use Alt-vim keys without prefix key to switch panes
bind -n M-h select-pane -L
bind -n M-j select-pane -D 
bind -n M-k select-pane -U
bind -n M-l select-pane -R

# Use Alt-arrow keys without prefix key to switch panes
bind -n M-Left select-pane -L
bind -n M-Right select-pane -R
bind -n M-Up select-pane -U
bind -n M-Down select-pane -D

# Shift arrow to switch windows
bind -n S-Left  previous-window
bind -n S-Right next-window

# No delay for escape key press
set -sg escape-time 0

# Reload tmux config
bind r source-file ~/.tmux.conf

# THEME
set -g status-bg black
set -g status-fg white
set -g window-status-current-bg white
set -g window-status-current-fg black
set -g window-status-current-attr bold
set -g status-interval 60
set -g status-left-length 30
set -g status-left '#[fg=green](#S) #(whoami)'
set -g status-right '#[fg=yellow]#(cut -d " " -f 1-3 /proc/loadavg)#[default] #[fg=white]%H:%M#[default]'

I've been using tmux for about 12 years, and I was today years old that I even thought to remap selecting panes. Omg this gist is amazing.

Pretty nice, but rescaling with hjkl is suboptimal.
My proposition: use -r C-{hjkl} to allow resizing by holding ctrl and pressing b+jjj (-r indicate repeatable key )

bind-key -r C-j resize-pane -D
bind-key -r C-k resize-pane -U
bind-key -r C-h resize-pane -L
bind-key -r C-l resize-pane -R

Also adding -r to the walk bindings improves my work routine a lot. 😏

The only problem I had was that the left and right arrow keys send b and f respectively, so I did this:

# Use Alt-arrow keys without prefix key to switch panes
bind -n M-b select-pane -L
bind -n M-f select-pane -R
# ....

This might fix what @schadha17 and @IanVaughan are facing?

Very cool. How about set -g mouse-select-pane to allow selecting panes using the mouse? (1.8)

Very cool. How about set -g mouse-select-pane to allow selecting panes using the mouse? (1.8)
works in xterm, however not in linux consoles

Very cool. How about set -g mouse-select-pane to allow selecting panes using the mouse? (1.8)

works in xterm, however not in linux consoles

Okay, thanks for the info. That was not in my focus.

Sadly I found mouse-select-pane broke my ability to copy/paste with my urxvt+Vim combo

Incompatible with tmux >= 2.9 (invalid option errors).
Related: tmux/tmux#1689

Hey guys, I'm back in Linux after 10+ yrs and this site...Great stuff! I need help w/TMUX, as it has really helped out w/SSD testing and debug, even though I'd only use it occasionally. But now I'm at Ricoh, and I've got 20+ dev machines to use. I need help with where to place my tmux.conf or how to set environment (Linux) so I can source (source ~/.tmux.conf) when I've done mods to that file...Please can you help??

invalid option: mode-mouse
invalid option: window-status-current-bg
invalid option: window-status-current-fg
invalid option: window-status-current-attr

Looks like some of these option names have changed over time. For example, window-status-current-bg looks like:

set-window-option -g window-status-current-style bg=default