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authorTom Ryder <tom@sanctum.geek.nz>2013-07-22 17:36:58 +1200
committerTom Ryder <tom@sanctum.geek.nz>2013-07-22 17:36:58 +1200
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Comment .tmux.conf more helpfully
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-# Environment
+# My tmux session is no-display land because I attach to it with all sorts of
+# terminal clients, including PuTTY, so I don't always have X forwarding
+# available and therefore it's not appropriate to set the display
set-environment -gru DISPLAY
-set-environment -g BROWSER lynx
+
+# The only environment variable I want tmux to update for me is SSH_CONNECTION,
+# which is occasionally useful
set-option -g update-environment SSH_CONNECTION
-# Shell/command
+# Setting this prevents each new pane being a login shell, purely for
+# efficiency reasons; I've not yet encountered a situation where I need tmux to
+# create login shells
set-option -g default-command $SHELL
# All of my terminals are 256 colors, so use the appropriate termcap/terminfo
set-option -g default-terminal 'screen-256color'
-# Prefix
+# Change the prefix to ^A rather than the default of ^B, because I'm a godless
+# GNU Screen refugee, and also I like using ^B in my shell and in Vim more
unbind-key C-b
set-option -g prefix C-a
bind-key a send-prefix
+
+# Repeating the prefix switches to the last window and back, a GNU Screen
+# feature that's hardwired into my brain now
bind-key C-a last-window
-# Bindings
+# Quick ways to kill single windows and the whole server
bind-key '/' confirm-before 'kill-window'
bind-key '\' confirm-before 'kill-server'
+
+# Slightly more intuitive way to split windows
bind-key '_' split-window -v
bind-key '|' split-window -h
+
+# Switch to the last active pane
bind-key Tab last-pane
-# Vim-like pane resize
+# Use the vi mode for tmux interaction behaviour in copy and choice modes
+set-window-option -g mode-keys vi
+
+# Vim-like pane resizing
bind-key -r '+' resize-pane -U 5
bind-key -r '-' resize-pane -D 5
bind-key -r '<' resize-pane -L 5
bind-key -r '>' resize-pane -R 5
-# Allow repeats for next/prev window
+# Vim-like pane switching
+bind-key h select-pane -L
+bind-key j select-pane -D
+bind-key k select-pane -U
+bind-key l select-pane -R
+
+# Allow repeats for moving to the next and previous windows, allows me to tap
+# through a list of windows quickly; good for clearing alerts
bind-key -r n next-window
bind-key -r p previous-window
-# Vim-like select/yank
+# Vim-like keys for visual mode and yanking therefrom
bind-key -t vi-copy 'v' begin-selection
bind-key -t vi-copy 'y' copy-selection
bind-key -t vi-copy Escape cancel
-# Vim-like pane switching
-bind-key h select-pane -L
-bind-key j select-pane -D
-bind-key k select-pane -U
-bind-key l select-pane -R
-
# Join and break panes
bind-key J choose-window "join-pane -h -s '%%'"
bind-key B break-pane -d
-# Choose only sessions, don't care about windows
+# Select only sessions in the choose-tree menu, not the whole tree of sessions
+# and windows, I prefer to drill down
bind-key s choose-session
-# Activity
+# Show a sigil in the window title when activity
set-window-option -g monitor-activity on
set-window-option -g window-status-activity-attr none
-# Status bar
+# Session title on the left side of the status bar
set-option -g status-left '[#S]'
+
+# Hostname and the current date on the right side of the status bar
set-option -g status-right '[#H] #(date +"%F %T")'
-# Miscellaneous
+# The first window in a session has index 1, rather than 0
set-option -g base-index 1
+
+# Don't worry about timeouts for key combinations, as I don't use Escape as
+# meta and prefer things to be snappier
set-option -g escape-time 0
+
+# Keep plenty of history
set-option -g history-limit 100000
+
+# Don't interfere with my system clipboard
set-option -g set-clipboard off
+
+# Only force individual windows to the smallest attached terminal size, not
+# whole sessions
set-window-option -g aggressive-resize on
-set-window-option -g allow-rename off
+
+# If I don't set a title on a window, use the program name for the window title
set-window-option -g automatic-rename on
-set-window-option -g mode-keys vi
-# Formatting
+# However, don't let terminal escape sequences rename my windows
+set-window-option -g allow-rename off
+
+# Window titles are the window index, a colon, the window or command name, and
+# any activity or alert indicators
set-window-option -g window-status-format "#I:#W#F"
-# Colors
+# Message dialogs are white on blue
set-option -g message-bg colour18
set-option -g message-fg colour231
+
+# Window choosers are white on blue
+set-window-option -g mode-bg colour18
+set-window-option -g mode-fg colour231
+
+# Pane borders are in dark gray, active or not
set-option -g pane-active-border-fg colour237
set-option -g pane-border-fg colour237
+
+# The status bar defaults to light gray on dark gray, which applies to the left
+# and right status bar sections described in status-left and status-right above
set-option -g status-bg colour237
set-option -g status-fg colour248
-set-window-option -g mode-bg colour18
-set-window-option -g mode-fg colour231
+
+# Titles of windows default to black text with no embellishment
set-window-option -g window-status-attr none
set-window-option -g window-status-fg colour16
+
+# The title of the active window is in white rather than black
set-window-option -g window-status-current-attr none
set-window-option -g window-status-current-fg colour231
+
+# A window with a bell has a title with a red background until cleared
set-window-option -g window-status-bell-attr none
set-window-option -g window-status-bell-bg colour9