Configuration
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You can configure Tmux via the ~/.tmux.conf file. If it doesn’t exist, create it:
$ touch ~/.tmux.conf
To reload Tmux with the new settings:
$ tmux source-file ~/.tmux.conf
Add these commands to ~/.tmux.conf to modify Tmux function keys. Each command spans two lines. The unbind command deactivates the default key combination.
The following commands are for customizing the status bar at the bottom of a Tmux window:
COMMAND
DESCRIPTION
unbind '"'
bind - split-window -v
Change key combination to split window into two horizontal panes: Replace default Ctrl+b " with Ctrl+b – (hyphen)
unbind %
bind | split-window -h
Change key combination to split window into two vertical panes: Replace default Ctrl+b % with Ctrl+b | (pipe)
unbind C-b
set -g prefix C-a
Replace trigger key combination Ctrl+b with Ctrl+a
COMMAND
DESCRIPTION
setw -g mode-keys vi
Use vi keys in the buffer
COMMAND
DESCRIPTION
set -g status-justify [left|centre|right]
Aligns the names of Tmux windows left/center/right
set -g status-left '...'
Replaces name of current session with ‘...’ in status bar
setw -g
window-status-format
`#[fg=white,bg=black]#I`
Formats the window names as follows:
Default window formatting:
Variables:
#I: window index
#S: session name
#W: window name