tmux.conf

# basic window operations
unbind c
bind c new-window
unbind & # purposefully diffcult combination, better the shell's "C-d", or kill-pane
bind & confirm-before kill-window
unbind x # close pane (if last also the window)
bind x confirm-before kill-pane

# window cycling "<" or "," for previous window
unbind ,
bind -r , previous-window
unbind <
bind -r < previous-window
unbind Left
bind -r Left previous-window

# ">" or "." for next window
unbind .
bind -r . next-window
unbind >
bind -r > next-window
unbind Right
bind -r Right next-window

# find a window by name
unbind f
bind f command-prompt "find-window '%%'"

# rename a window (gnuscreen default shortcut)
unbind A
bind A command-prompt "rename-window %%"

# backspace for last active window
unbind Tab
bind -r Tab last-window

# window picker
unbind w
bind w choose-window


# add split side-by-side
unbind |
bind -r | split-window -h

# add split top-bottom
unbind _
bind -r _ split-window -v

# swap panes
unbind {
bind -r { swap-pane -U
unbind }
bind -r } swap-pane -D

# number panes visibly
unbind q
bind q display-panes

# cycle through pane layouts
unbind Space
bind -r Space next-layout

# change pane focus (like vi cursor movement)
unbind k
bind -r k select-pane -U
unbind j
bind -r j select-pane -D
unbind h
bind -r h select-pane -L
unbind l
bind -r l select-pane -R

# resize pane
unbind '('
bind -r '(' resize-pane -L 4
unbind ')'
bind -r ')' resize-pane -R 4
unbind +
bind -r + resize-pane -U 2
unbind -
bind -r - resize-pane -D 2


# command line
unbind :
bind : command-prompt


# display key bindings
unbind ?
bind ? list-keys


# copy and scroll mode (see "man tmux"), and paste
unbind [
bind [ copy-mode
unbind ]
bind -r ] paste-buffer -s \015 # sadly '-r' doesnt work here, hopefully one day it does
unbind PPage
bind PPage copy-mode -u # to copymode and one page up (pgup/dn passed on)

# additional keys to use in copy (scroll) mode
bind -t emacs-copy Enter copy-selection
bind -t emacs-copy Space begin-selection

# apply the config file again...
unbind r
bind r source-file /etc/tmux.conf

# page up and down
# --> this has to be done for the shell, vi aparently works well.

# TODO:
# * keybindings for detaching/attaching
# * for session/client/buffer management
# * for buffer filling and pasting
# * mouse scroll fix
# * mouse click focus
# * alt-tab style feature request
# * select+move splitters (need splitter highlighting)
# * quake style "toggle terminal from above", bound to "~"


# its not logic to have the most left 'tab' on the very right of the key strip
set -g base-index 1

# should fix scrolling issues (with shift pgup/dn)
set -g terminal-overrides 'xterm*:smcup@:rmcup@'

# some general config options
set -g default-terminal "screen-256color"
set -g history-limit 10000
set -g repeat-time 800

set -g status on
set -g status-keys emacs

set -g bell-action any
set -g visual-bell on
setw -g monitor-activity on # monitor activity of all windows
setw -g monitor-content on # monitor for content changes as well
set -g visual-activity off # no flashy messages in my status line please! (watch the window attrs '#-*!+' instead)
set -g visual-content off # idem
setw -g mode-keys emacs
setw -g mode-mouse off # on prevents mouse select on the terminal
set -g mouse-select-pane off # on prevents mouse select in panes
setw -g utf8 on

# window title
set -g set-titles on
setw -g automatic-rename on

# status bar
set -g status-utf8 on
set -g status-justify centre
set -g status-interval 5
set -g status-left-length 30
set -g status-left ''
set -g status-right '#[fg=blue,bold]#H#[default] #[fg=green]» #[fg=yellow]#(cut -d " " -f 1-3 /proc/loadavg) #[fg=green]» #[fg=cyan]#S#[default] #[fg=green]» #[fg=red]#(acpi | cut -d "," -f 2 | sed "s/^ *//g") #[fg=green]» #[fg=magenta]%R#[default]'
set -g status-right-length 45

# colors
set -g message-bg default
set -g message-fg green
set -g status-bg default
set -g status-fg green
setw -g window-status-bg default
setw -g window-status-fg green
setw -g window-status-alert-attr none
setw -g window-status-alert-bg default
setw -g window-status-alert-fg green
setw -g window-status-current-bg red
setw -g window-status-current-fg black