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+# set 256color
+# set -g default-terminal "tmux-256color"
+
+# change update interval from default of 15
+set -g status-interval 1
+
+# set escape time per nvim health check
+set-option -sg escape-time 10
+
+# set focus events per nvim health check
+set-option -g focus-events on
+
+# set term gui colors per nvim health check
+set -sa terminal-overrides ",alacritty:Tc"
+
+# start windows and panes numbering at 1 instead of the default 0
+set -g base-index 1
+set -g pane-base-index 1
+
+# turn moust control on
+set -g mouse on
+
+# change command prefix from C-b to C-a
+set-option -g prefix C-a
+
+# turn off auto window name (may use more CPU)
+setw -g automatic-rename off
+
+# customized key bindings
+bind r source-file ~/.tmux.conf # reload tmux conf with r
+bind | split-window -h # use | for horizontal spli
+bind - split-window -v # use - for vertical split
+unbind '"' # unbind default horizontal split key
+unbind % # unbind default vertical split key
+
+# switch panes using alt-arrow without prefix
+bind -n M-Left select-pane -L
+bind -n M-Right select-pane -R
+bind -n M-Up select-pane -U
+bind -n M-Down select-pane -D
+
+# pane settings
+set -g pane-border-style fg=red
+set -g pane-active-border-style fg=yellow 
+# set -g pane-border-status top
+# set -g pane-border-format "[ #P ]"
+
+# status line
+set -g status-position top # set bar to top
+set -g status-justify centre # center window list
+set -g window-status-current-style 'bold' # set current window name to bold
+set -g status-bg color7 # set bar default background color
+set -g status-fg color234 # set bar default foreground color
+# define left status content
+# sets color to green, skull icon, session in brackets, change color back to defaultr
+set -g status-left " 💀 [ #S ] "
+set -g status-right " 📆 %a %d 🕓%l:%M:%S %P "
+
+# Set vi keys
+set -g mode-keys vi
+set -g status-keys vi
+
+# list of plugins
+set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tpm'
+set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tmux-sensible'
+
+# initialize TMUX plugin manager (keep this line at the bottom)
+run '~/.tmux/plugins/tpm/tpm'