tmux.conf

Configuration file for tmux, the BSD terminal multiplexer

$HOME/.tmux.conf

Note: If tmux doesn't seem to be reading your custom config file, make sure there is no running tmux process, then delete the server socket '/tmp/tmux-$(id -u)/default'. Or reload the config from inside tmux.

This problem was observed in tmux 1.5 on openSUSE.

The scrollback doesn't work with every terminal type. You might have to use the terminal-overrides option.

To insert a backtick, use Backtick-a.

See also

Fresh tips imported 2011-11-15 from Wired's site, adapted to my needs

Tmux - ArchWiki

### --- Key bindings

## Use this if you are used to Ctrl-a from screen

# set-option -g prefix C-a

# backtick is a good idea for prefix

set-option -g prefix `

unbind-key C-b

bind-key C-a last-window

bind-key ` last-window

bind-key a send-prefix

# we might need ` at some point, allow switching

# we can also send the prefix char with `-a

bind-key F11 set-option -g prefix C-a

bind-key F12 set-option -g prefix `

# `+r reloads the configuration, handy

bind r source-file ~/.tmux.conf

# 0 is too far from `, start with window number 1

set -g base-index 1

set-option -g bell-action any

set-option -g visual-bell on

### --- Navigation

# Just a few ideas...

# set-option -g mouse-select-pane on

# set-option -g status-keys vi

# setw -g mode-keys vi

# setw -g mode-mouse on

# setw -g monitor-activity on

# bind e previous-window

# bind f next-window

# bind j up-pane

# bind k down-pane

### --- Appearance

set-option -g set-titles on

# window number,program name,active (or not)

set-option -g set-titles-string '#H:#S.#I.#P #W #T'

set-option -g status-bg green

set-option -g status-fg blue

# more statusbar examples...

# set -g status-left '#[fg=red]#H#[fg=green]:#[fg=white]#S #[fg=green]][#[default]'

# set -g status-right '#[fg=green]][#[fg=white] #T #[fg=green]][ #[fg=blue]%Y-%m-%d #[fg=white]%H:%M#[default]'

# set -g status-right '#[fg=green]][ #[fg=blue]%Y-%m-%d #[fg=white]%H:%M#[default]'

set -g history-limit 4096

# scrollback workaround

set -g terminal-overrides 'xterm*:smcup@:rmcup@'

# important to have proper TERM instead of 'screen' on AIX

set -g default-terminal xterm