Rewrite .tmux.conf

1 files changed, 107 insertions, 65 deletions

diff --git a/.tmux.conf b/.tmux.conf
index a7335dc..a77b8a4 100644
--- a/.tmux.conf
+++ b/.tmux.conf
@@ -1,91 +1,133 @@
-##
-## tmux config file
-##
-## LY4ever
-## 3/15/2011
-##
-
 #########################################################################
-## BINDINGS                                                            ##
+## tmux configuration                                                  ##
+## ~/.tmux.conf                                                        ##
+##                                                                     ##
+## Weitian LI <liweitianux@gmail.com>                                  ##
+## 2015/01/22                                                          ##
+##                                                                     ##
+## ChangeLogs:                                                         ##
 #########################################################################
-## change escape to c-a
+
+## References:
+## [1] tmux: Productive Mouse-Free Development (by Brian P. Hogan)
+##     https://pragprog.com/book/bhtmux/tmux
+## [2] Copy and Paste in tmux
+##     http://dudenbostel.leanside.com/2014/01/copy-paste-in-tmux/
+
+## Settings the prefix from 'C-b' to 'C-a'
 #set-option -g prefix C-a
 #unbind-key C-b
 #bind-key C-a send-prefix
 
-## switch between windows
-bind-key -n C-p previous-window
-bind-key -n C-n next-window
+## Settings the delay between prefix and command
+set-option -gs escape-time 1
 
-## C-c also create new window, like in screen
-bind-key C-c new-window
+## Set the base index for windows to 1 instead of 0
+set-option -g base-index 1
+
+## Set the base index for panes to 1 instead of 0
+set-window-option -g pane-base-index 1
 
-## More straight forward key bindings for splitting
+## Reload the configuration file with 'Prefix-r'
+bind r source-file ~/.tmux.conf \; display "Reloaded!"
+
+## More straightforward key bindings for splitting panes
 unbind %
 bind | split-window -h
 unbind '"'
 bind - split-window -v
 
-## Move between the split windows
-bind k selectp -U
-bind j selectp -D
-bind h selectp -L
-bind l selectp -R
-
-## resize the windows
-bind C-k resizep -U 10
-bind C-j resizep -D 10
-bind C-h resizep -L 10
-bind C-l resizep -R 10
-
-## extra bindings
-bind m command-prompt "splitw -h 'exec man %%'"
-bind @ command-prompt "splitw -h 'exec perldoc -f %%'"
-#########################################################################
+## Move between the split panes
+bind h select-pane -L
+bind j select-pane -D
+bind k select-pane -U
+bind l select-pane -R
 
-#########################################################################
-## SETTINGS                                                            ##
-#########################################################################
-## Use Vi mode
-set-window-option -g mode-keys vi
-set-option -g status-keys vi
+## C-h/C-l to cycle through windows
+bind -r C-h select-window -t :-
+bind -r C-l select-window -t :+
 
-## use xterm function key sequence
-set-window-option -g xterm-keys on
+## Quich cycle through windows
+bind-key -n C-p previous-window
+bind-key -n C-n next-window
 
-## Notifying if other windows has activities
-set-option -g visual-activity on
-set-window-option -g monitor-activity off
+## Pane resizing
+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
 
-## Terminal emulator window title
-## set it to off so that we can use zsh to operate it
-#setw -g automatic-rename off
+## Mouse support
+set-window-option -g mode-mouse on
+set-option -g mouse-select-window on
+set-option -g mouse-select-pane on
+set-option -g mouse-resize-pane on
 
-## utf8
-set-window-option -g utf8 on
+## Set the default terminal mode
+set-option -g default-terminal "screen-256color"
 
-## altscreen
-set-window-option -g alternate-screen on
+## Enable activity alerts
+set-window-option -g monitor-activity on
+set-option -g visual-activity on
 
-## terminal overrides
-# set-option -g terminal-overrides "*88col*:colors=88,*256col*:colors=256,xterm*:colors=256"
-# set -g default-terminal "rxvt-256color"
+## utf8
+set-option -g status-utf8 on
+set-window-option -g utf8 on
 
-## start index from 1
-set-option -g base-index 1
+## Vi mode
+set-window-option -g mode-keys vi
+set-option -g status-keys vi
 
-## Set status bar
+## Set copy mode
+# start copy mode with 'Prefix-Escape'
+bind-key Escape copy-mode
+# paste the latest buffer with 'Prefix-p'
+bind-key p paste-buffer
+# delete the most recently copied buffer
+bind-key + delete-buffer
+
+# vi-copy settings
+bind-key -t vi-copy 'v' begin-selection
+bind-key -t vi-copy 'y' copy-selection
+# change between line- and column-wise selection
+bind-key -t vi-copy 'V' rectangle-toggle
+bind-key -t vi-copy 'Y' copy-end-of-line
+
+## Scrollback history
+set-option -g history-limit 5000
+
+## How long to display messages and other indicators (unit: ms)
 set-option -g display-time 3000
+
+## Send multiple commands without pressing Prefix again
 set-option -g repeat-time 1000
-set-option -g status-utf8 on
+
+## Maximize and restore a pane
+unbind Up
+bind Up new-window -d -n tmp \; swap-pane -s tmp.1 \; select-window -t tmp
+unbind Down
+bind Down last-window \; swap-pane -s tmp.1 \; kill-window -t tmp
+
+## Log output to a text file on demand
+bind P pipe-pane -o "cat >> ~/#W.log" \; display "Toggled logging to ~/#W.log"
+
+### Styles ###
+
+## Set the status line
+set-option -g status-style "bg=default"
 set-option -g status-justify centre
-set-option -g status-bg default
-set-option -g status-left "#[fg=white,bold]:: #[fg=red][ #[fg=colour227]#H #[fg=red]]#[default]"
-set-option -g status-left-length 25
-set-option -g status-right-length 25
-set-option -g status-right "#[fg=red][ #[fg=colour154]%H:%M #[fg=colour183]%a %m/%d #[fg=red]] #[fg=white,bold]::#[default]"
-set-window-option -g window-status-format '#[fg=blue,bold]#I #T#[default] '
-set-window-option -g window-status-current-format '#[fg=blue,bold,reverse]#I #T#[default] '
-#########################################################################
+set-option -g status-left-length 30
+set-option -g status-right-length 30
+set-option -g status-left " #[fg=yellow,bold]#H:#[fg=blue,bold]#S #[fg=magenta,bold]|#[default]"
+set-option -g status-right "#[fg=magenta,bold]| #[fg=yellow,bold]%a %m/%d #[fg=blue,bold]%H:%M "
+
+set-window-option -g window-status-style "fg=blue,bold"
+set-window-option -g window-status-current-style "fg=blue,bold,reverse"
+set-window-option -g window-status-format "#I:#{=10:window_name}#F"
+set-window-option -g window-status-current-format "#I:#W#F"
+
+## command/message line style
+set-option -g message-style "fg=white,bold,bg=blue"
+
 
-#  vim: set ts=8 sw=4 tw=0 fenc=utf-8 ft=conf: #
+# vim: set ts=8 sw=4 tw=0 fenc=utf-8 ft=tmux: #