tmux.conf

# Our .tmux.conf file

# Set the default shell to zsh
set-option -g default-shell /bin/zsh

set-option -g history-limit 50000

# Setting the prefix from C-b to C-a
# START:prefix
set -g prefix C-a
# END:prefix

# Free the original Ctrl-b prefix keybinding
# START:unbind
unbind C-b
# END:unbind

#setting the delay between prefix and command
# START:delay
set -sg escape-time 1
# END:delay

# Ensure that we can send Ctrl-A to other apps
# START:bind_prefix
bind C-a send-prefix
# END:bind_prefix

# Set the base index for windows to 1 instead of 0
# START:index
set -g base-index 1
# END:index

# Set the base index for panes to 1 instead of 0
# START:panes_index
setw -g pane-base-index 1
# END:panes_index

# Reload the file with Prefix r
# START:reload
bind r source-file ~/.tmux.conf \; display "Reloaded!"
# END:reload

# splitting panes
# START:panesplit
bind | split-window -h
bind - split-window -v
# END:panesplit

# moving between panes
# START:paneselect
bind h select-pane -L
bind j select-pane -D
bind k select-pane -U
bind l select-pane -R
# END:paneselect

# Quick pane selection
# START:panetoggle
bind -r C-h select-window -t :-
bind -r C-l select-window -t :+
# END:panetoggle

# Pane resizing
# START:paneresize
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
# END:paneresize

# mouse support - set to on if you want to use the mouse
# START:mouse
set-option -g mouse on
# END:mouse

# Set the default terminal mode to 256color mode
# START:termcolor
set -g default-terminal "screen-256color"
# END:termcolor

# enable activity alerts
#START:activity
setw -g monitor-activity on
set -g visual-activity on
#END:activity

# set the status line's colors
# START:statuscolor
set -g status-fg white
set -g status-bg black
# END:statuscolor

# set the color of the window list
# START:windowstatuscolor
set-window-option -g window-status-style fg=cyan,bg=default,dim
# END:windowstatuscolor

# set colors for the active window
# START:activewindowstatuscolor
set-window-option -g window-status-current-style fg=white,bg=red,bright
# END:activewindowstatuscolor

# pane colors
# START:panecolors
set -g pane-border-style fg=green,bg=black
set -g pane-active-border-style fg=white,bg=yellow
# END:panecolors

# Command / message line
# START:cmdlinecolors
set -g message-style fg=white,bg=black,bright
# END:cmdlinecolors

# Status line left side
# START:statusleft
set -g status-left-length 40
set -g status-left "#[fg=green]Session: #S #[fg=yellow]#I #[fg=cyan]#P"
# END:statusleft

# Status line right side
# 15% | 28 Nov 18:15
# START: statusright
set -g status-right "#(~/battery Discharging) | #[fg=cyan]%d %b %R"
# END:statusright

# Update the status bar every sixty seconds
# START:updateinterval
set -g status-interval 60
# END:updateinterval

# Center the window list
# START:centerwindowlist
set -g status-justify centre
# END:centerwindowlist

# enable vi keys.
# START:vikeys
setw -g mode-keys vi
# END:vikeys

# Open panes in the same directory using the tmux-panes script 
# START:tmuxpanes
unbind v
unbind n
bind v send-keys " ~/tmux-panes -h" C-m
bind n send-keys " ~/tmux-panes -v" C-m
# END:tmuxpanes

# Maximize and restore a pane
# START:max
unbind Up
bind Up new-window -d -n tmp \; swap-pane -s tmp.1 \; select-window -t tmp
# END:max
# START:restore
unbind Down
bind Down last-window \; swap-pane -s tmp.1 \; kill-window -t tmp
# END:restore

# Log output to a text file on demand
# START:pipe-pane
bind P pipe-pane -o "cat >>~/#W.log" \; display "Toggled logging to ~/#W.log"
# END:pipe-pane

# Copy/paste using vim commands
bind Escape copy-mode
bind-key -T copy-mode-vi v send -X begin-selection
bind-key -T copy-mode-vi y send -X copy-selection
unbind p
bind p paste-buffer