tmux
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Install
$ sudo aptitude install tmux
Configure ~/.tmux.conf
# See default configurations by doing 'tmux show -g' inside tmux # See default key bindings by pressing 'C-b ?' # To test changes to ~/.tmux.conf, do inside tmux session 'tmux source-file ~/.tmux.conf' # Configurations set -g default-terminal "screen-256color" # Support full color palette set -g base-index 1 # tmux indexes windows from 0. Start from 1. setw -g pane-base-index 1 # Custom key bindings unbind C-b # Change prefix key C-b to C-a (as in screen) set-option -g prefix C-a bind-key C-a send-prefix # Default key bindings (most used) # Press prefix C-a first. bind-key % split-window -h # Split window vertically bind-key '"' split-window # Split window horizontally bind-key -r Up select-pane -U # Select top pane bind-key -r Down select-pane -D # Select bottom pane bind-key -r Left select-pane -L # Select left pane bind-key -r Right select-pane -R # Select right pane bind-key -r M-Up resize-pane -U 5 # Resize pane bind-key -r M-Down resize-pane -D 5 # Resize pane bind-key -r M-Left resize-pane -L 5 # Resize pane bind-key -r M-Right resize-pane -R 5 # Resize pane bind-key C-o rotate-window # Switch two panes bind-key c new-window # Create new window (exit it by doing 'exit') bind-key n next-window # Next window bind-key p previous-window # Previous window
DONE Tmux Plugin Manager
Tmux functionalities can be broadened with plugins. Plugins can be installed either manually or with Tmux Plugin Manager.
Install Tmux Plugin Manager by doing:
$ git clone https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tpm ~/.tmux/plugins/tpm
Then add the following at the bottom of ~/.tmux.conf:
# Tmux Plugin Manager set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tpm' # Tmux-sensible settings set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tmux-sensible' # Theme for Tmux set -g @plugin 'sei40kr/tmux-airline-dracula' # Run Tpm run -b '~/.tmux/plugins/tpm/tpm'
So that the tmux-airline-dracula theme would work, add powerline font:
$ sudo aptitude install fonts-powerline
Rebuild font-cache file:
$ fc-cache -fv
Plugins are installed with Ctrl-a i, and updated with Ctrl-a u.