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+# Solarize color theme tmux configuration
+
+A tmux solarized theme using Ethan Schoonover’s [Solarized color scheme](http://ethanschoonover.com/solarized).
+
+## Repositories
+  * This theme as a single repository: [/seebi/tmux-colors-solarized](https://github.com/seebi/tmux-colors-solarized)
+  * The main solarized repository: [/altercation/solarized](https://github.com/altercation/solarized)
+
+## Installation
+This config snippet for the terminal multiplexer tmux should be added to your `~/.tmux.conf` configuration file.
+
+In most cases, you have to force tmux to assume the terminal supports 256 colours.
+For this, start tmux as `tmux -2`.
+
+This color scheme is tested with tmux >= 1.5. tmux 1.1 is reported as not working.
+
+## Screenshot
+Here is a screenshot of a tmux session captured from a gnome-terminal using the [dz-version of the awesome Inconsolata font](http://nodnod.net/2009/feb/12/adding-straight-single-and-double-quotes-inconsola/).
+
+![screenshot](https://github.com/seebi/tmux-colors-solarized/raw/master/tmuxcolors.png)
+
+And another one showing different dircolors from the neighboring [dircolors-solarized](https://github.com/seebi/dircolors-solarized) repository.
+
+![screenshot](https://github.com/seebi/dircolors-solarized/raw/master/img/dircolors.256dark.png)
diff --git a/tmux/tmuxcolors-256.conf b/tmux/tmuxcolors-256.conf
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+#### COLOUR (Solarized 256)
+
+# default statusbar colors
+set-option -g status-bg colour235 #base02
+set-option -g status-fg colour136 #yellow
+set-option -g status-attr default
+
+# default window title colors
+set-window-option -g window-status-fg colour244 #base0
+set-window-option -g window-status-bg default
+#set-window-option -g window-status-attr dim
+
+# active window title colors
+set-window-option -g window-status-current-fg colour166 #orange
+set-window-option -g window-status-current-bg default
+#set-window-option -g window-status-current-attr bright
+
+# pane border
+set-option -g pane-border-fg colour235 #base02
+set-option -g pane-active-border-fg colour240 #base01
+
+# message text
+set-option -g message-bg colour235 #base02
+set-option -g message-fg colour166 #orange
+
+# pane number display
+set-option -g display-panes-active-colour colour33 #blue
+set-option -g display-panes-colour colour166 #orange
+
+# clock
+set-window-option -g clock-mode-colour colour64 #green
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+#### COLOUR (Solarized dark)
+
+# default statusbar colors
+set-option -g status-bg black #base02
+set-option -g status-fg yellow #yellow
+set-option -g status-attr default
+
+# default window title colors
+set-window-option -g window-status-fg brightblue #base0
+set-window-option -g window-status-bg default
+#set-window-option -g window-status-attr dim
+
+# active window title colors
+set-window-option -g window-status-current-fg brightred #orange
+set-window-option -g window-status-current-bg default
+#set-window-option -g window-status-current-attr bright
+
+# pane border
+set-option -g pane-border-fg black #base02
+set-option -g pane-active-border-fg brightgreen #base01
+
+# message text
+set-option -g message-bg black #base02
+set-option -g message-fg brightred #orange
+
+# pane number display
+set-option -g display-panes-active-colour blue #blue
+set-option -g display-panes-colour brightred #orange
+
+# clock
+set-window-option -g clock-mode-colour green #green
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+#### COLOUR (Solarized light)
+
+# default statusbar colors
+set-option -g status-bg white #base2
+set-option -g status-fg yellow #yellow
+set-option -g status-attr default
+
+# default window title colors
+set-window-option -g window-status-fg brightyellow #base00
+set-window-option -g window-status-bg default
+#set-window-option -g window-status-attr dim
+
+# active window title colors
+set-window-option -g window-status-current-fg brightred #orange
+set-window-option -g window-status-current-bg default
+#set-window-option -g window-status-current-attr bright
+
+# pane border
+set-option -g pane-border-fg white #base2
+set-option -g pane-active-border-fg brightcyan #base1
+
+# message text
+set-option -g message-bg white #base2
+set-option -g message-fg brightred #orange
+
+# pane number display
+set-option -g display-panes-active-colour blue #blue
+set-option -g display-panes-colour brightred #orange
+
+# clock
+set-window-option -g clock-mode-colour green #green
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