customizing tmux

set-option -g prefix C-a

rebind the Ctrl-b prefix to Ctrl-a

-g for global => every window

bind-key C-a last-window

switch to last active window

To use hit Ctrl-a twice

unbind %

Remove default split binding

bind | split-window -h

bind vertical splitting to |

bind – split-window -v

bind horizontal splitting to -

set -g status-bg black

set -g status-fg white

set -g status-left ‘#[fg=green]#H’

beginning of statusbar hostname in green

set-window-option -g window-status-current-bg red

current window shown in red

set -g status-right ‘#[fg=yellow]#(uptime | cut -d “,” -f 2-)’

number of users and load average for computer

setw -g monitor-activity on

highlight window with new activity

set -g visual-activity on

show info on new activity

setw -g automatic-rename on

set window title to current command