This is a well-considered sample ~/.tmux.conf that gives you a productive tmux setup out of the box while remaining easy to customize. It ships with sensible defaults: a readable status line, battery/CPU/memory widgets (via optional helpers), and key mappings that feel familiar to screen or Vim users. Pane and window management is streamlined with consistent shortcuts for splitting, resizing, and navigation, which reduces cognitive load when juggling multiple sessions. The config enables quality-of-life tweaks like mouse support, improved copy-mode behavior, and optional integration with common tmux plugins. It is designed to work across a range of tmux versions, acting as a stable baseline for servers and laptops alike. Many users adopt it as a starting point, then layer on team-specific conventions or plugin bundles to standardize terminal workflows.
Features
- Keybindings more like screen for those migrating from screen (prefix mapped to Ctrl-A)
- Screen / Vim style split pane navigation, pane swapping, etc.
- System status displays: CPU/memory load, CPU load bar via external program (tmux-mem-cpu-load)
- Cross-platform support for Linux and macOS (OS X) parts of the config, including vendor scripts and modules
- Scripts for installation (e.g. install.sh) and instructions to make symbolic links for dotfile placement
- Optional integration with powerline for enhanced visual prompt if powerline fonts/tools are installed