# [1]: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/tmux # [2]: https://gist.github.com/Lartza/6a7a62466a8a3e436234412d9b1c5066 # [3]: http://mutelight.org/practical-tmux # [4]: https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tmux-sensible # [5]: https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tmux-yank # [6]: https://github.com/greymd/dotfiles/blob/333c46dab103d4316a83744dec28605dc2cbc4ab/.tmux.conf # C-b is hella uncomfortable to press. unbind C-b set -g prefix C-j bind -n M-j send-prefix # The default seems to be "screen" on my machine, and if I ssh to a remote # system, all the 256 colors might not be supported. Check using this script: # https://superuser.com/a/285400. I'm eager to see what kinds of trouble it # will bring me. set -g default-terminal "screen-256color" # Why launch a login shell? set -g default-command "${SHELL}" # Numbering starts at 1 instead of 0. set -g base-index 1 set-window-option -g pane-base-index 1 # I'm not sure about this. Still, it's recommended by tmux-sensible, etc. set -s escape-time 0 # Enable mouse support. You can now scroll inside panes. It automatically # enters copy mode though, which you can exit by pressing q. Right click to # bring up the emulator's context window won't work though, hold Shift for # that. set -g mouse on # Default is only 2000 lines?! set -g history-limit 50000 # Show tmux messages for a longer time (0.75 seconds is the default). set -g display-time 4000 # Refresh the status line more often (every 15 second is the default). set -g status-interval 5 # The following settings I don't totally understand/need, but they looked # sensible enough, and they were recommended at least somewhere. set -g focus-events on set-window-option -g aggressive-resize on # Key bindings # ------------ # X to kill the current session. bind X confirm-before kill-session # A to kill all but the current session. bind A confirm-before 'kill-session -a' # R to reload this file. bind R source-file ~/.tmux.conf \; display "Reloaded!" # According to tmux-sensible, it's more natural to use default readline-like # key bindings in the command prompt; I sorta agree. set -g status-keys emacs # Start new windows/panes in the current directory. bind c new-window -c "#{pane_current_path}" # The defaults for pane splitting are the dumbest bindings I've ever seen. bind - split-window -v -c "#{pane_current_path}" bind v split-window -h -c "#{pane_current_path}" # Switch between panes quicker. bind -n M-1 select-pane -t 1 bind -n M-2 select-pane -t 2 bind -n M-3 select-pane -t 3 bind -n M-4 select-pane -t 4 bind -n M-5 select-pane -t 5 bind -n M-6 select-pane -t 6 bind -n M-7 select-pane -t 7 bind -n M-8 select-pane -t 8 bind -n M-9 select-pane -t 9 bind -n M-0 select-pane -t 0 bind -r h select-pane -L bind -r j select-pane -D bind -r k select-pane -U bind -r l select-pane -R # Copy mode bindings # ------------------ # I looked up useful bindings here[2] and there[5]. # Don't care if $EDITOR is not set up, I'm a vim guy. set -g mode-keys vi # This I'm unsure about. bind Escape copy-mode # This I'm sure about. bind-key -T copy-mode-vi v send -X begin-selection # Using the system clipboard. # y to copy to the system clipboard. # Y to immediately insert in the current pane. # M-y is y and Y combined. # ! to copy excluding line endings (most useful for one-line selections). # 1. Cygwin if-shell 'uname | grep -q -F CYGWIN' { bind-key -T copy-mode-vi y send-keys -X copy-pipe-and-cancel 'cat > /dev/clipboard' bind-key -T copy-mode-vi Y send-keys -X copy-pipe-and-cancel 'tmux paste-buffer' bind-key -T copy-mode-vi M-y send-keys -X copy-pipe-and-cancel 'cat > /dev/clipboard; tmux paste-buffer' bind-key -T copy-mode-vi '!' send-keys -X copy-pipe-and-cancel "tr -d '\n' > /dev/clipboard" bind-key -T copy-mode-vi MouseDragEnd1Pane send-keys -X copy-pipe-and-cancel 'cat > /dev/clipboard' bind-key -T root MouseDown2Pane run 'cat /dev/clipboard | tmux load-buffer - && tmux paste-buffer' bind-key ] run 'cat /dev/clipboard | tmux load-buffer - && tmux paste-buffer' } # 2. Linux # Depends on xsel. # The simple `xsel -i --clipboard` doesn't work, but `xsel -i -p && xsel -o -p # | xsel -i -b` [1] does. How fun! if-shell 'uname | grep -q -F Linux && which xsel' { bind-key -T copy-mode-vi y send-keys -X copy-pipe-and-cancel 'xsel -i -p && xsel -o -p | xsel -i -b' bind-key -T copy-mode-vi Y send-keys -X copy-pipe-and-cancel 'tmux paste-buffer' bind-key -T copy-mode-vi M-y send-keys -X copy-pipe-and-cancel 'xsel -i -p && xsel -o -p | xsel -i -b; tmux paste-buffer' bind-key -T copy-mode-vi '!' send-keys -X copy-pipe-and-cancel "tr -d '\n' | xsel -i -p && xsel -o -p | xsel -i -b" bind-key -T copy-mode-vi MouseDragEnd1Pane send-keys -X copy-pipe-and-cancel 'xsel -i -p && xsel -o -p | xsel -i -b' bind-key -T root MouseDown2Pane run 'xsel -o | tmux load-buffer - && tmux paste-buffer' bind-key ] run 'xsel -o | tmux load-buffer - && tmux paste-buffer' } # 3. macOS if-shell 'uname | grep -q -F Darwin' { bind-key -T copy-mode-vi y send-keys -X copy-pipe-and-cancel 'pbcopy' bind-key -T copy-mode-vi Y send-keys -X copy-pipe-and-cancel 'tmux paste-buffer' bind-key -T copy-mode-vi M-y send-keys -X copy-pipe-and-cancel 'pbpaste; tmux paste-buff' bind-key -T copy-mode-vi '!' send-keys -X copy-pipe-and-cancel "tr -d '\n' | pbcopy" bind-key -T copy-mode-vi MouseDragEnd1Pane send-keys -X copy-pipe-and-cancel 'pbcopy' bind-key -T root MouseDown2Pane run 'pbpaste | tmux load-buffer - && tmux paste-buffer' bind-key ] run 'pbpaste | tmux load-buffer - && tmux paste-buffer' } # Appearance # ---------- set -g status-right "%d %b %H:%M" # Might not work so well depending on your color scheme. set -g status-style fg=white,bg=blue set-window-option -g window-status-current-style fg=black,bg=white set-window-option -g pane-active-border-style bg=colour7,fg=colour9