# 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 -sg escape-time 1
# set repeat time
set -sg repeat-time 100
# 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
# increase scrollback buffer history size/length
set -g history-limit 500000
# Reload the file with Prefix r
bind r source-file ~/.tmux.conf \; display "Reloaded!"
# splitting panes
bind | split-window -h
bind - split-window -v
# moving between panes
bind -r C-h select-pane -L
bind -r C-j select-pane -D
bind -r C-k select-pane -U
bind -r C-l select-pane -R
# Pane resizing
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
# Quick window selection
# found it to switch when using vim ctrl movements vim which was annoying
#bind -r C-i select-window -t :-
#bind -r C-o select-window -t :+
# mouse support - set to on if you want to use the mouse
# set -g mouse on
# Set the default terminal mode to 256color mode
set -g default-terminal "screen-256color"
# enable activity alerts
setw -g monitor-activity on
set -g visual-activity on
# set the status line's colors
set -g status-fg white
set -g status-bg black
# set the color of the window list
setw -g window-status-fg cyan
setw -g window-status-bg default
setw -g window-status-attr dim
# set colors for the active window
setw -g window-status-current-fg white
setw -g window-status-current-bg red
setw -g window-status-current-attr bright
# pane colors
set -g pane-border-fg green
set -g pane-border-bg black
set -g pane-active-border-fg white
set -g pane-active-border-bg yellow
# Command / message line
set -g message-fg white
set -g message-bg black
set -g message-attr bright
# Status line left side
set -g status-left-length 40
set -g status-left "#[fg=green]Session: #S #[fg=yellow]#I #[fg=cyan]#P"
# Status line right side
# 15% | 28 Nov 18:15
set -g status-right "#[fg=cyan]%b %d %R"
# Update the status bar every sixty seconds
# set -g status-interval 60
# Center the window list
set -g status-justify centre
# enable vi keys.
setw -g mode-keys vi
# Open panes in the same directory using the tmux-panes script
unbind v
unbind h
bind v send-keys " ~/tmux-panes -h" C-m
bind h send-keys " ~/tmux-panes -v" C-m
# Maximize and restore a pane
unbind Up
bind Up new-window -d -n tmp \; swap-pane -s tmp.1 \; select-window -t tmp
unbind Down
bind Down last-window \; swap-pane -s tmp.1 \; kill-window -t tmp
# Log output to a text file on demand
bind P pipe-pane -o "cat >>~/#W.log" \; display "Toggled logging to ~/#W.log"
# vi copy paste
unbind [
bind Escape copy-mode
unbind p
bind p paste-buffer
bind -T copy-mode-vi 'v' send -X begin-selection
bind -T copy-mode-vi 'y' send -X copy-selection
bind k clear-history \; display "cleared!"
