Tmux

tmux new -s mysession

tmux a -t mysession

Description	Keyboard
side bar pane/panel	Ctrl+b + %
bottom pane/terminal	Ctrl + b + "
Next Pane	Ctrl + b + o
Switch Layout	Ctrl + b + Space
Next window	Ctrl + b + n
Previous window	Ctrl + b + p
Previous Pane	Ctrl + b + ;
select pane	Ctrl + b + 1,2,3 ...
close pane/panel	Ctrl + b + x
new window	Ctrl + b + c
view sessions	Ctrl + b + s
last window	Ctrl + b + l
copy mode	Ctrl + b + [
keys	Ctrl + b + ?
close windows and panes	exit
show time	Ctrl + b + t
choose window from list	Ctrl + b + w
zoom pane full screen	Ctrl + b + z
Last Session	Ctrl + b + L
show messages	Ctrl + b + ~
pane into new window	Ctrl + b + !
command	Ctrl + b + :
Evenly size panes	Ctrl + b + E

:set mouse on

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attach instead of always creating a new session:

tmux a

tmux new -s mysession

Command	Effect
Ctrl + b + c	New Window
Ctrl + b + n	Next Window
Ctrl + b + s	Selectable Sessions
Ctrl + b + x	close pane
Ctrl + b + $	Rename Session
Ctrl + b + [ Space, Enter	copy mode
Ctrl + b + w	Selectable Windows
Ctrl + b + 0-9	Select Window
Ctrl + b + %	vertial pane
Ctrl + b + "	horizontal pane
Ctrl + b + arrow	select pane
Ctrl + b + z	focus pane
Ctrl + b + Space	Toggle layout pane
:new -s sessionName	New Session
:kill-session	Kill Session
Ctrl + b + )	Next Session
Ctrl + b + d	Detatch Session

Special Sync Mode

:setw synchronize-panes

Config

:setw -g mode-keys vi

:set mouse on

set -g set-clipboard on

set -g default-terminal "tmux-256color"
set -as terminal-overrides ",*:Tc"

1. Increase scrollback history

Default history is small.

set -g history-limit 100000

This allows deep scrolling when inspecting logs.

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2. Enable mouse support

Improves pane selection, resizing, and scrolling.

set -g mouse on

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3. Use vi-style copy mode

Your bindings already show this, but ensure it is explicitly set.

set -g mode-keys vi

This makes navigation consistent with Vim.

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4. Improve pane borders

Helps visually identify active panes.

set -g pane-border-style fg=colour238
set -g pane-active-border-style fg=colour39

Result:

• inactive panes = dim
• active pane = bright

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5. Cleaner status bar

The default bar wastes space.

set -g status-position bottom
set -g status-interval 5
set -g status-justify left
set -g status-left-length 40
set -g status-right-length 100

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6. Informative status bar content

set -g status-left "#[fg=colour39]#S #[fg=colour244]| #[fg=colour250]#W"
set -g status-right "#[fg=colour244]%Y-%m-%d #[fg=colour250]%H:%M"

Displays:

session | window                     date time

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7. Highlight active window

set -g window-status-current-style fg=colour231,bg=colour39,bold
set -g window-status-style fg=colour244,bg=default

This makes the active window stand out clearly.

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8. Better message visibility

set -g message-style bg=colour39,fg=colour231
set -g message-command-style bg=colour39,fg=colour231

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9. Improve pane numbering visibility

set -g display-panes-time 1500
set -g display-panes-active-colour colour39
set -g display-panes-colour colour244

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10. True color support (important for modern terminals)

set -g default-terminal "tmux-256color"
set -as terminal-overrides ",*:Tc"

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11. Clipboard integration (Wayland/Linux)

Since your config already uses wl-copy, ensure this:

set -g set-clipboard on

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Example minimal UI-focused .tmux.conf

set -g history-limit 100000
set -g mouse on
set -g mode-keys vi

set -g pane-border-style fg=colour238
set -g pane-active-border-style fg=colour39

set -g status-position bottom
set -g status-interval 5
set -g status-left "#[fg=colour39]#S #[fg=colour244]| #[fg=colour250]#W"
set -g status-right "#[fg=colour244]%Y-%m-%d #[fg=colour250]%H:%M"

set -g window-status-current-style fg=colour231,bg=colour39,bold
set -g window-status-style fg=colour244

set -g message-style bg=colour39,fg=colour231

set -g default-terminal "tmux-256color"
set -as terminal-overrides ",*:Tc"

set -g set-clipboard on

Better pane titles

set -g pane-border-format "#{pane_index} #{pane_current_command}"

Automatic window renaming

set -g automatic-rename on

More visible activity

setw -g monitor-activity on
set -g visual-activity on