TMUX - A Modern Tmux Configuration

A clean, professional tmux setup designed for developers who want speed, clarity, and a beautiful interface.

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Features

Modern Status Line - System Metrics

• CPU Usage (%)
• RAM Usage (Used/Total)
• Battery Monitoring
• Clock + Timestamp
• Minimal clean fonts

Optimized Navigation

• Ergonomic movements
• Fast pane operations
• Intuitive shortcuts

Fastfetch Integration

• Direct shortcut to launch Fastfetch
• Image friendly terminal passthrough
• Prefix + F launches a fastfetch popup

Developer‑Focused

• Prefix changed to CTRL + Space
• Designed for daily terminal workflows
• Performance tuned

Additional features

Animated Welcome Popup

• Displays an animated ASCII boot sequence
• Runs automatically when starting a new session
• Can also be triggered manually with Prefix + a
• Can also be triggered using reload command Prefix + r

Rectangular Pane Borders

• Panel header showing command + directory

Professional Status Bar

• Time and date displayed
• Section for CPU, Memory, Network integration

Modular Script System

• Custom metrics scripts stored under ~/.config/tmux/scripts
• Allows expandable plugin-like architecture

VPN indication

• Custom script under ~/.config/tmux/scripts/vpn.sh
• Shows two different variation green when connected, stay in the same theme otherwise.

Installation

1. Clone Repository

git clone https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tpm ~/.tmux/plugins/tpm
cd ~/.config
git clone https://github.com/ravindran-dev/tmux.git

2. Source Config

ln -sf ~/.config/tmux/tmux.conf ~/.tmux.conf
tmux -f ~/.config/tmux/tmux.conf
chmod +x ~/.config/tmux/scripts/*.sh

3. Install the plugins

Prefix + I

4. Reload or Restart TMUX

Inside tmux:

Ctrl + Space + r

Outside tmux:

tmux

Folder Structure

~/.config/tmux
├── tmux.conf
└── scripts
    ├── cpu.sh
    ├── mem.sh
    └── bat.sh
    └── ascii.sh
    └── tmux.sh
    └── net.sh
    └── vpn.sh
    └── help.sh

Keymaps

Operation	Key Binding	Description
Send Prefix	Ctrl + Space	Send tmux command prefix
Reload tmux config	Prefix + r	Reload .tmux.conf & restart UI
Open Fastfetch Window	Prefix + f	Opens new window & executes fastfetch
Split Pane (Vertical)	Prefix + -	Split pane bottom
Split Pane (Horizontal)	Prefix + \	Split pane right
Move Pane (Left)	Alt + h	Jump to pane left
Move Pane (Down)	Alt + j	Jump to pane down
Move Pane (Up)	Alt + k	Jump to pane up
Move Pane (Right)	Alt + l	Jump to pane right
Resize Pane Left	Prefix + ←	Shrink left
Resize Pane Right	Prefix + →	Expand right
Resize Pane Up	Prefix + ↑	Expand up
Resize Pane Down	Prefix + ↓	Shrink down
New Window	Prefix + c	Open a new window
Rename Window	Prefix + ,	Rename current window
Rename Session	Prefix + .	Rename current Session
Kill Pane	Prefix + x	Close active pane
Kill Window	Prefix + X	Close entire window
Copy Mode (scroll)	Scroll mouse	Enter scroll/copy mode
Start copy selection	v in copy mode	Begin selecting text
Copy selection	y in copy mode	Copy & exit
Open Welcome popup	Prefix+ a	opens Welcome popup

System Requirements

Component	Required
tmux	>= 3.3
Zsh	Included
Fastfetch	Included
Kitty	Terminal

Screenshot

When VPN is not connected

When VPN is connected

Contributing

Contributions, tweaks, theme variations, and scripts are welcome. Open a PR or create a feature issue.

License

MIT - Use freely for personal & professional work.

Author - Ravindran S

Developer • AI/ML Enthusiast • Linux Power User
Crafting professional CLI experiences with simplicity and power.

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