Description my tmux config
Created: Mar 16, 2025
Updated: Aug 11, 2025
Github Link: GitHub ↗

tmux-config

tmux configuration with mouse support, pane navigation, and custom keybindings.

Setup

Clone this repo and link the config file:

git clone https://github.com/omar0ali/tmux-config.git ~/.config/tmux
ln -s ~/.config/tmux/tmux.conf ~/.tmux.conf
tmux source-file ~/.tmux.conf

hotkeys

Key Binding Action

Key Binding Action
h, j, k, l Move between panes (Vim-style)
Prefix + H/J/K/L Resize panes
Prefix + r Reload tmux configuration
Prefix + c Create new window
Prefix + & Kill current window
Prefix + n Switch to next window
Prefix + p Switch to previous window

[!NOTE]
The default prefix key is Ctrl + b. You can change this in tmux.conf.

customization

set-option -g status-bg blue  # "blue" to another color
set-option -g status-fg white

# update pane navigation keybindings
bind-key h select-pane -L
bind-key j select-pane -D
bind-key k select-pane -U
bind-key l select-pane -R