Tmux

Commands/shortcuts that I forget if I don't use them often enough in tmux, followed by some config info for a setting up a new tmux situation.

Things I Forget

Especially when I don't use them often.

Ctrl-b, z

Full-screens the active pane, great for quickly focusing on something

Right click menu

Tmux has a right click menu and that's real the reminder here. Clicking and dragging to re-size windows comes naturally, but right-clicking is always rediscover by mistake. Contains several small useful things for switching around panes.

My Config

The modifications explained briefly:

• Overrides for better color bits. The specifics depend on machine
• Enables the mouse
• Sets h/j/k/l for jumping between panes
• Sets new splits and windows to open in current directory

Depending on the machine these other tweaks may be necessary or helpful.

On MacOS:

set -ag terminal-overrides ",$TERM:RGB"
set -s escape-time 0

On Ubuntu:

set -g default-terminal 'screen-256color'`

Lastly, when I highlight text with my mouse while in a tmux session it places that on my system clipboard. I had assumed I configured this in tmux, but now I'm now not sure since I don't see anything for it.