tmux.conf

# use UTF8
set -g utf8
set-window-option -g utf8 on

# make tmux display things in 256 colors
set -g default-terminal "screen-256color"

# set scrollback history to 10000 (10k)
set -g history-limit 10000

# send session name to iterm2
set-option -g set-titles on
set-option -g set-titles-string "#S"

# set C-\ as the default prefix key combination
# and unbind C-b to free it up
unbind-key C-b
set -g prefix 'F10'
bind-key 'F10' last-window

# a more sane resize method
setw -g aggressive-resize on

# shorten command delay
set -sg escape-time 1

# set window and pane index to 1 (0 by default)
set-option -g base-index 1
setw -g pane-base-index 1

# Make the current window the first window
bind T swap-window -t 1

# reload ~/.tmux.conf using PREFIX r
bind r source-file ~/.tmux.conf \; display "Reloaded!"

# ---------------------
# Copy & Paste
# ---------------------
# provide access to the clipboard for pbpaste, pbcopy
#set-option -g default-command "reattach-to-user-namespace -l zsh"
set-window-option -g automatic-rename on

# use vim keybindings in copy mode
setw -g mode-keys vi

# setup 'v' to begin selection as in Vim
bind-key -t vi-copy v begin-selection
bind-key -t vi-copy y copy-pipe "reattach-to-user-namespace pbcopy"

# update default binding of 'Enter' to also use copy-pipe
unbind -t vi-copy Enter
bind-key -t vi-copy Enter copy-pipe "reattach-to-user-namespace pbcopy"

bind y run 'tmux save-buffer - | reattach-to-user-namespace pbcopy '
bind C-y run 'tmux save-buffer - | reattach-to-user-namespace pbcopy '

# ----------------------
# set some pretty colors
# ----------------------
# set pane colors - hilight the active pane
set-option -g pane-border-fg colour235 #base02
set-option -g pane-active-border-fg colour240 #base01

# colorize messages in the command line
#set-option -g message-bg black #base02
set-option -g message-fg brightred #orange

# ----------------------
# Status Bar
# -----------------------
set-option -g status on                # turn the status bar on
set -g status-utf8 on                  # set utf-8 for the status bar
#set -g status-interval 5               # set update frequencey (default 15 seconds)
#set -g status-justify centre           # center window list for clarity
# set-option -g status-position top    # position the status bar at top of screen

# visual notification of activity in other windows
setw -g monitor-activity on
set -g visual-activity on

# set color for status bar
set-option -g status-bg colour236 #base02
set-option -g status-fg yellow #yellow
#set-option -g status-attr dim 

# set window list colors - red for active and cyan for inactive
set-window-option -g window-status-fg brightblue #base0
set-window-option -g window-status-bg colour236 
#set-window-option -g window-status-attr dim

set-window-option -g window-status-current-fg brightred #orange
set-window-option -g window-status-current-bg colour236 
#set-window-option -g window-status-current-attr bright

# show host name and IP address on left side of status bar
set -g status-left-length 20
set -g status-left "#[fg=green][ #h ] "

# show session name, window & pane number, date and time on right side of
# status bar
set -g status-right-length 60
set -g status-right "#[fg=green] [ %l:%M %p :: #(date -u | awk '{print $4}') ]"