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--- tmux [2021/03/10 20:24] – [Multiple sessions] hc9
+++ tmux [2022/12/05 06:18] (current) – [Resources] hc9
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 Tmux is configured by a file located at $HOME/.tmux.conf, and a sample configuration file is presented below.
-<code>
+<file config $HOME/.tmux.conf>
-  # makes window's indexes start from 1
-  set -g base-index 1
-  # resize windows only when a smaller client is using a session
+# makes window's indexes start from 1
-  setw -g aggressive-resize on
+set -g base-index 1
-  # disables panel selection using mouse
+# resize windows only when a smaller client is using a session
-  set -g mouse-select-pane off
+setw -g aggressive-resize on
-  # open a man page in a separated split pane
+# disables panel selection using mouse
-  bind m command-prompt -p "man page:" "split-window -h 'exec man %%'"
+set -g mouse-select-pane off
+# open a man page in a separated split pane
+bind m command-prompt -p "man page:" "split-window -h 'exec man %%'"
+# set default terminal
+set -g default-terminal "screen-256color"
+</file>
-  # set default terminal
-  set -g default-terminal "screen-256color"
-</code>
 ===== Reset Lost Sessions =====
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 ''$ tmux attach''
+===== Emulating Emacs-like registers =====
+If you have a need for multiple clipboard-like buffers for storing and retrieving text (akin to registers in Emacs or Vim), Tmux already supports that, although this functionality is not well exposed by default. Below is a sample piece of configuration that makes available 26 registers designated by single lower-case letters //a-z//.
+<file>
+# Initialize alphanumerical registers to avoid the problem with 'delete-buffer'
+run "tmux set-buffer -b a \"$(echo ' ')\""
+run "tmux set-buffer -b b \"$(echo ' ')\""
+run "tmux set-buffer -b c \"$(echo ' ')\""
+run "tmux set-buffer -b d \"$(echo ' ')\""
+run "tmux set-buffer -b e \"$(echo ' ')\""
+run "tmux set-buffer -b f \"$(echo ' ')\""
+run "tmux set-buffer -b g \"$(echo ' ')\""
+run "tmux set-buffer -b h \"$(echo ' ')\""
+run "tmux set-buffer -b i \"$(echo ' ')\""
+run "tmux set-buffer -b j \"$(echo ' ')\""
+run "tmux set-buffer -b k \"$(echo ' ')\""
+run "tmux set-buffer -b l \"$(echo ' ')\""
+run "tmux set-buffer -b m \"$(echo ' ')\""
+run "tmux set-buffer -b n \"$(echo ' ')\""
+run "tmux set-buffer -b o \"$(echo ' ')\""
+run "tmux set-buffer -b p \"$(echo ' ')\""
+run "tmux set-buffer -b q \"$(echo ' ')\""
+run "tmux set-buffer -b r \"$(echo ' ')\""
+run "tmux set-buffer -b s \"$(echo ' ')\""
+run "tmux set-buffer -b t \"$(echo ' ')\""
+run "tmux set-buffer -b u \"$(echo ' ')\""
+run "tmux set-buffer -b v \"$(echo ' ')\""
+run "tmux set-buffer -b w \"$(echo ' ')\""
+run "tmux set-buffer -b x \"$(echo ' ')\""
+run "tmux set-buffer -b y \"$(echo ' ')\""
+run "tmux set-buffer -b z \"$(echo ' ')\""
+</file>
+<file>
+# Copy to user-selected register
+bind -T copy-mode r command-prompt -1 -p '(register)' 'delete-buffer -b %1 ; send -X copy-pipe "tmux set-buffer -n %1"'
+# Paste from user-selected register
+bind -T prefix C-] command-prompt -1 -p '(register)' 'paste-buffer -b %1'
+</file>
+The way it works is this: when in //copy-mode// you get an additional key binding //r// which prompts you for a single-letter named register in which to store the marked region. In normal mode you get a prefix command //C-b C-]// which prompts for the name of the register whose contents will be pasted at the cursor. You can also list the contents of all buffers by running //C-b :list-buffers//. Manual initializing of all the buffers seems necessary, because otherwise //delete-buffer// complains about trying to delete a nonexistent buffer when used for the first time for a given letter.
+===== Troubleshooting Colors =====
+If colors are not working in your tmux session try running tmux with the -2 flag.
+''$ tmux -2''
+To persist 256color support in your terminal you can add the following line to your ~/.bashrc
+''TERM=screen-256color''
 ===== Resources =====
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   * [[https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Tmux| https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Tmux]]
   * [[http://robots.thoughtbot.com/post/2641409235/a-tmux-crash-course| http://robots.thoughtbot.com/post/2641409235/a-tmux-crash-course]]
-  * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tmux| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tmux]]
+  * [[wp>Tmux|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tmux]]
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