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+# Improve colours
+set -g default-terminal 'xterm-256colour'
+
+# Set scrollback buffer to 10000
+set -g history-limit 10000
+
+# remap prefix from 'C-b' to 'C-z'
+unbind C-b
+set-option -g prefix C-a
+bind-key C-a send-prefix
+
+# split panes using | and -
+bind | split-window -h
+bind - split-window -v
+bind-key C-a last-window
+unbind '"'
+unbind %
+
+## Status bar design
+# status line
+set -g status-justify left
+set -g status-interval 2
+
+# loud or quiet?
+set-option -g visual-activity off
+set-option -g visual-bell off
+set-option -g visual-silence off
+set-window-option -g monitor-activity off
+set-option -g bell-action none
+
+set -g default-terminal "screen-256colour"
+
+
+# The modes {
+setw -g clock-mode-colour colour135
+setw -g mode-style fg=colour196,bg=colour238,bold
+# }
+
+
+# The panes {
+set -g pane-border-style fg=colour238,bg=colour235
+set -g pane-active-border-style fg=colour51,bg=colour236
+# }
+
+
+# The statusbar {
+set -g status-position bottom
+set -g status-style fg=colour137,bg=colour234,dim
+
+set -g status-left ''
+set -g status-left-length 20
+
+set -g status-right '#[fg=colour233,bg=colour245,bold] %H:%M #[fg=colour233,bg=colour253,bold] %m-%d '
+set -g status-right-length 50
+
+setw -g window-status-current-style fg=colour69,bg=colour253,bold
+setw -g window-status-current-format ' #I#[fg=colour250]:#[fg=colour233]#W#[fg=colour69]#F '
+
+setw -g window-status-style fg=colour131,bg=colour245,none
+setw -g window-status-format ' #I#[fg=colour237]:#[fg=colour233]#W#[fg=colour131]#F '
+
+setw -g window-status-bell-style fg=colour255,bg=colour1,bold
+# }
+
+
+# The messages {
+set -g message-style fg=colour232,bg=colour166,bold
+set -g message-command-style fg=blue,bg=black
+# }
+
+# Smart pane switching with awareness of Vim splits.
+# See: https://github.com/christoomey/vim-tmux-navigator{
+is_vim="ps -o state= -o comm= -t '#{pane_tty}' \
+ | grep -iqE '^[^TXZ ]+ +(\\S+\\/)?g?(view|n?vim?x?)(diff)?$'"
+bind-key -n 'C-h' if-shell "$is_vim" 'send-keys C-h' 'select-pane -L'
+bind-key -n 'C-j' if-shell "$is_vim" 'send-keys C-j' 'select-pane -D'
+bind-key -n 'C-k' if-shell "$is_vim" 'send-keys C-k' 'select-pane -U'
+bind-key -n 'C-l' if-shell "$is_vim" 'send-keys C-l' 'select-pane -R'
+tmux_version='$(tmux -V | sed -En "s/^tmux ([0-9]+(.[0-9]+)?).*/\1/p")'
+if-shell -b '[ "$(echo "$tmux_version < 3.0" | bc)" = 1 ]' \
+ "bind-key -n 'C-\\' if-shell \"$is_vim\" 'send-keys C-\\' 'select-pane -l'"
+if-shell -b '[ "$(echo "$tmux_version >= 3.0" | bc)" = 1 ]' \
+ "bind-key -n 'C-\\' if-shell \"$is_vim\" 'send-keys C-\\\\' 'select-pane -l'"
+
+bind-key -T copy-mode-vi 'C-h' select-pane -L
+bind-key -T copy-mode-vi 'C-j' select-pane -D
+bind-key -T copy-mode-vi 'C-k' select-pane -U
+bind-key -T copy-mode-vi 'C-l' select-pane -R
+bind-key -T copy-mode-vi 'C-\' select-pane -l
+# }
+
+#enable powerline for tmux
+#source /usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/powerline/bindings/tmux/powerline.conf