tmux.conf

# Captures the mouse and allows mouse events to be bound as key bindings
set -g mouse on

# Specify the default shell
set -g default-shell /bin/bash

# Increase scrollback buffer size; default is 2000
set -g history-limit 10000

# Refresh 'status-left' and 'status-right' more often; default is 15
set -g status-interval 5

# Status bar
set -g status-right '#(date "+%H:%M %d-%b-%y")'
set -g status-left-length 20

# Window colors
# set -g window-status-current-style bg=cyan
set -g status-style bg='#0087d7',fg='#000000'
set -g window-status-current-style bg='#42a4b8'

# Pane colors
set -g pane-border-style fg='#0087d7'
set -g pane-active-border-style bg=default,fg='#42a4b8'

# Prefix + :
set -g message-style bg='#42a4b8',fg='#000000'

# Prefix + w
set -g mode-style bg='#42a4b8',fg='#000000'

# e.g. start selection in copy-mode with <space>; automatically set to "vi" if $VISUAL or $EDITOR contains "vi"
setw -g mode-keys vi
set -g status-keys vi

# Address vim mode switching delay (http://superuser.com/a/252717/65504)
set -s escape-time 0

# tmux messages are displayed for 1.5 seconds
set -g display-time 1500

# Change the default $TERM to tmux-256color
# set -g default-terminal "screen-256color"
set -g default-terminal "tmux-256color"

# The CTRL-b binding isn’t horribly intuitive especially if you’re used to screen. Rebind to CTRL-a
unbind-key C-b
set -g prefix C-a
bind-key C-a send-prefix

# Split window 
bind-key < split-window -h -c "#{pane_current_path}" # -c -> copy path from existing pane to new pane
bind-key - split-window -v -c "#{pane_current_path}" # -c -> copy path from existing pane to new pane

# Default: Right click in pane --> mark pane (same as CTRL-a-m)
# Bind right click to default left click
bind-key -T root MouseDown3Pane select-pane -t = \; send-keys -M

# Exit copy-mode with left click
bind-key -T copy-mode-vi MouseUp1Pane send-keys -X cancel

# Syncronize panes
bind-key s set-window-option synchronize-panes\; display-message 'synchronize-panes #{?synchronize-panes,on,off}'

# Monitor window
# bind-key m set monitor-activity\; display-message 'monitor-activity #{?monitor-activity,on,off}'

# Toggle mouse feature
bind-key m set mouse\; display-message 'mouse #{?mouse,on,off}'

# Show/Hide status bar
bind-key b set-option status

# unbind [
# 1. Enter copy mode
bind-key Escape copy-mode
# 2. Space key to start selection
# 3. Paste
bind-key p paste-buffer

# Debug
# List current bindings:	tmux list-keys
# Show options:			tmux show -gw