The best and greatest tmux.conf ever

tmux.conf

##### GENERAL SETTINGS #####

# Start window numbering from 1 (instead of default 0)
set -g base-index 1

# Automatically rename window titles to reflect running commands
set -g automatic-rename on
# Allow tmux to set terminal title in your terminal emulator
set -g set-titles on
# Renumber windows sequentially after one is closed
set -g renumber-windows on

# Set the default terminal type for tmux (enables 256 colors)
set -g default-terminal "screen-256color"
# Increase command history buffer to 10,000 lines
set -g history-limit 10000
# Make Escape key response instant (useful for vi-mode users)
set -sg escape-time 0
# Duration (in ms) that pane indicators remain visible
set -g display-panes-time 800
# Duration (in ms) that status messages are displayed
set -g display-time 1000

# Use vi-style key bindings in status line and copy mode
set -g status-keys vi
setw -g mode-keys vi

# Clear screen and history when pressing Ctrl-L
bind -n C-l send-keys C-l \; run 'sleep 0.2' \; clear-history

# Enable mouse support (click to select pane, scroll, etc.)
set -g mouse on
# Redraw status line every 10 seconds (for dynamic stats)
set -g status-interval 10

# Monitor for activity in other windows
set -g monitor-activity on
# Disable visual bell when activity is detected
set -g visual-activity off

##### KEY BINDINGS #####

# Split the current pane vertically with `_` key
bind _ split-window -v
# Split the current pane horizontally with `|` key
bind | split-window -h

# Navigate to previous/next window using Shift + arrow keys
bind -n S-Left previous-window
bind -n S-Right next-window

# Reload this tmux config with `prefix + r` and show a message
bind r source-file ~/.tmux.conf \; display-message "tmux config reloaded!"

##### STATUS BAR THEME #####

# Set background and foreground color of the status bar
set -g status-bg black
set -g status-fg white

# Style for the currently active window: black text on white background
set -g window-status-current-style "fg=black,bg=white"

# Status line updates every 5 seconds
set -g status-interval 5 
# Max length for the left side of the status bar
set -g status-left-length 130

# Left side of the status bar: display load average
set -g status-left '#[fg=yellow]#(uptime | sed "s/.*load average: //")#[default] #[fg=white]#[default]'

# Right side of the status bar: show session name and user
set -g status-right '#[fg=blue](#S) #(whoami)'

Thanks for sharing

Thanks for sharing

glad it was usefull for you

Moved to dedicated and installable repository https://github.com/SynergOps/.tmux.
This gist will remain for historical reasons. Further updates will happen in the repository