dot_tmux.conf

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# Configure True Colors
set -g default-terminal "screen-255color"

# Change Default TMUX Prefix to “Ctrl-a”
set -g prefix C-a
unbind C-b
bind-key C-a send-prefix

# Change keybinds for splitting windows
unbind %
bind | split-window -h

unbind '"'
bind - split-window -v

# Add keybind for easily refreshing tmux configuration with “Ctrl-a” and then “r”:
unbind r
bind r source-file ~/.tmux.conf

# Add keybinds for easily resizing tmux panes vim-like
bind -r j resize-pane -D 5
bind -r k resize-pane -U 5
bind -r l resize-pane -R 5
bind -r h resize-pane -L 5

# Add keybind for maximizing and minimizing tmux pane
bind -r m resize-pane -Z

# Enable the mouse in tmux
set -g mouse off

# vim movements for tmux’s copy mode
set-window-option -g mode-keys vi

bind-key -T copy-mode-vi 'v' send -X begin-selection # start selecting text with "v"
bind-key -T copy-mode-vi 'y' send -X copy-selection # copy text with "y"

unbind -T copy-mode-vi MouseDragEnd1Pane # don't exit copy mode after dragging with mouse

# TMUX Plugin Manager 
# pre-requisite command: git clone https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tpm ~/.tmux/plugins/tpm
# tpm plugin
set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tpm'

# list of tmux plugins
set -g @plugin 'christoomey/vim-tmux-navigator' # for navigating panes and vim/nvim with Ctrl-hjkl
set -g @plugin 'jimeh/tmux-themepack' # to configure tmux theme
set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tmux-resurrect' # persist tmux sessions after computer restart
set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tmux-continuum' # automatically saves sessions for you every 15 minutes

set -g @themepack 'powerline/default/cyan' # use this theme for tmux

set -g @continuum-restore 'on' # enable tmux-continuum functionality
set -g @resurrect-capture-pane-contents 'on' # allow tmux-ressurect to capture pane contents


# Initialize TMUX plugin manager (keep this line at the very bottom of tmux.conf)
run '~/.tmux/plugins/tpm/tpm'