Learning tmux

Ok, while I am struggling for inspiration on which app to build on casually.io, I am procrastinating by picking back up tmux to try and increase my productivity on the command line

Here are some tips for future me:

• Create a .tmux.conf file in your home path
• dump the below code into it

# use ctrl + j as the prefix
unbind C-b
set-option -g prefix C-j
bind-key C-j send-prefix

# add a little bit of mouse flava
set -g mouse on

# use the juicy vi mode
setw -g mode-keys vi
bind-key -T copy-mode-vi 'v' send -X begin-selection
bind-key -T copy-mode-vi 'y' send -X copy-selection-and-cancel

# make splitting the screen easier - noice
bind | split-window -h
bind - split-window -v
unbind '"'
unbind %

# make rotaty super easy
bind C-j rotate-window

# reload this config easier (comment out when not using?)
bind r source-file ~/.tmux.conf

• open a tmux session using tmux
• run tmux source ~/.tmux.conf

Tips

• use man tmux to see the full instructions for using tmux
• use C-j ? to see a full list of key binds - super useful!
• as we have set C-j to be rotaty, you can just hold down control and press j twice to cycle to the next pane - noice
• to enter copy mode on any screen, press C-j [
• we have vim mode enabled for copy mode, so navigate with hkjl as usual - to start selecting text, press spacebar, and to copy to the clipboard and exit copy-mode, press enter
• to paste from the buffer, press C-j ] - awesome!