Added ability to specify custom conf file

.tmux.conf.home

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+New Usage
+#########################################
+# Basic Settings and Prefix
+#########################################
+ 
+set-option -g prefix C-a  # Set Ctrl-a as the prefix key
+unbind C-b                # Unbind the default Ctrl-b prefix
+set -sg escape-time 1     # Shorten command delay for faster responsiveness
+ 
+#########################################
+# Terminal and Display
+#########################################
+ 
+set-option -g default-terminal "tmux-256color" # Force tmux to use 256 colors if supported by the terminal
+ 
+#########################################
+# History and Indexing
+#########################################
+ 
+set-option -g history-limit 10000 # Set the scrollback history limit to 10,000 lines
+set-option -g base-index 1        # Start window indexing at 1 (instead of 0)
+set-option -g pane-base-index 1   # Start pane indexing at 1 (instead of 0)
+ 
+#########################################
+# Key Bindings
+#########################################
+ 
+# Reload tmux configuration
+bind r source-file ~/.tmux.conf \; display "Reloaded!"
+ 
+# Window Management
+bind Tab next-window                       # Cycle to the next window
+bind , command-prompt "rename-window '%%'" # Open a prompt to rename the current window
+ 
+# Pane Management
+bind | split-window -h     # Split the current window horizontally
+bind - split-window -v     # Split the current window vertically
+ 
+# Pane Selection (Vi-style movement)
+bind h select-pane -L      # Select the pane to the left
+bind j select-pane -D      # Select the pane below
+bind k select-pane -U      # Select the pane above
+bind l select-pane -R      # Select the pane to the right
+ 
+# Pane Resizing
+bind -r H resize-pane -L 2 # Resize the current pane 2 cells to the left (repeatable with -r)
+bind -r J resize-pane -D 2 # Resize the current pane 2 cells down (repeatable with -r)
+bind -r K resize-pane -U 2 # Resize the current pane 2 cells up (repeatable with -r)
+bind -r L resize-pane -R 2 # Resize the current pane 2 cells to the right (repeatable with -r)
+ 
+#########################################
+# Visual Notifications
+#########################################
+ 
+set-option -g monitor-activity on # Enable monitoring of activity in other windows
+set-option -g visual-activity on  # Enable visual notification of activity in other windows
+ 
+#########################################
+# Status Bar
+#########################################
+ 
+set-option -g status on                   # Turn the status bar on
+set-option -g status-interval 5           # Set the status bar update frequency to 5 seconds
+set-option -g status-justify centre       # Justify the window list to the left
+ 
+# Left side of the status bar
+set-option -g status-left-length 70       # Set the maximum length of the left side of the status bar
+set-option -g status-left "#h   ◆"        # Display the hostname on the left, followed by some visual separators
+ 
+# Right side of the status bar
+set-option -g status-right-length 60      # Set the maximum length of the right side of the status bar
+set-option -g status-right "S:#S W:#I P:#P | %b %d %H:%M" # Display session name, window index, pane index, and the date/time on the right
+ 
+# Status bar style
+set-option -g status-style bg=#000000,fg=grey # Set the background to default (transparent), foreground color, and brightness
+ 
+#########################################
+# Pane Appearance
+#########################################
+ 
+set-option -g pane-border-style bg=colour0,fg=colour8        # Style for inactive pane borders
+set-option -g pane-active-border-style bg=colour0,fg=colour2 # Style for the active pane border
+ 
+#########################################
+# Message Appearance
+#########################################
+ 
+set-option -g message-style bg=default,fg=colour13 # Style for messages displayed in the tmux command line
+ 
+#########################################
+# Window Appearance
+#########################################
+ 
+set-window-option -g window-style bg=default         # Default background color for windows
+set-window-option -g window-active-style bg=default  # Background color for the active window
+ 
+#########################################
+# Window List Appearance
+#########################################
+ 
+#set-window-option -g window-status-style fg=blue # Or your preferred inactive style
+#set-window-option -g window-status-format "#[fg=blue] #I:#W#[fg=blue]#{?window_activity_flag,#[fg=yellow bg=default]!,}"
+#set-window-option -g window-status-current-style fg=green,bright
+#set-window-option -g window-status-current-format "#[fg=green,bright]● #I:#W ●#[fg=green]"
+ 
+# Stolen from https://github.com/mhartington/dotfiles/blob/main/config/tmux/tmux-status.conf
+ 
+# Not active window
+set-window-option -g window-status-format "#{?window_activity_flag,#[bg=#ffff00 fg=#000000 bold],#[fg=#228b22 bg=default]}#I:#W"
+ 
+# Active window
+set-window-option -g window-status-current-format "#[bg=default fg=#7cfc00]● #I:#W"
+ 
+#########################################
+# Window Titles
+#########################################
+ 
+set-option -g set-titles on                          # Enable automatic window titles
+set-option -g set-titles-string '#H:#S.#I.#P #W #T'  # Format string for window titles (hostname:session.window_index.pane_index window_number window_name)
+

README.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
-filecreated: 
+CREATED : 2026-03-03
-fileupdated: 2025-04-16
+UPDATED :
-filetags: [readme]
+AUTHOR : chawley
 ---
 
 # tmux-menu.sh

tmux-menu.template.sh

@@ -1,36 +1,30 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 #===============================================================================
 #
-#          FILE: tmux-menu.sh
+# CREATED : 2015-09-09
-# 
+# UPDATED : 2026-03-03
-#         USAGE: ./tmux-menu.sh <session-name>
+# USAGE   :
-# 
+# DESC    : A hack script I wrote to help me manage pre-defined
-#   DESCRIPTION: A hack script I wrote to help me manage pre-defined 
+#           tmux-sessions
-#                tmux-sessions
+# NOTES   :
-# 
+# AUTHOR  : chawley
-#       OPTIONS: 
+#
-#  REQUIREMENTS: tmux
-#         NOTES: the cool down arrows in line 43?  <ctrl-k> -v (see: digraphs)
-#        AUTHOR: C Hawley 
-#  ORGANIZATION: 
-#       CREATED: 2015-09
-#      REVISION: Mon 16 Oct 2017 05:28:00 PM EDT
 #===============================================================================
 
-# check for command line argument
-# Tips from:
-# http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7832080/test-if-a-variable-is-set-in-bash-when-using-set-o-nounset
 if [ -z "${1:-}" ]; then
 	session="undefined"
 else
 	session=$1
 fi
 
+# Change this to your tmux config file if it's not in the home directory or named differently
+TMUX_COMMAND="tmux -f .tmux.conf "
+
 echo ""
 echo ""
-echo "##################################"
+echo "----------------------------------"
 echo "TMUX Hack Session Launcher"
-echo "##################################"
+echo "----------------------------------"
 echo "Launching Session: $session"
 
 # NO TMUX NESTING ALLOWED
@@ -48,12 +42,12 @@ tcheck=$(tmux list-sessions | grep -c "${session}")  # check if session is activ
 
 # sample session definition
 #
-# case $session in    
+# case $session in
-#    analytics)                               # <- session name
+#    analytics)                                   # <- session name
-#        if [[ $tcheck == 0 ]]; then          # <- check if it's already running
+#        if [[ $tcheck == 0 ]]; then              # <- check if it's already running
-#          tmux new-session -d -s analytics   # <- if not, create it
+#          tmux new-session -d -s analytics       # <- if not, create it
-#          tmux rename-window 'localhost'     # <- rename the first window (local)
+#          tmux rename-window 'localhost'         # <- rename the first window (local)
-#                                             # ↓↓ define additional windows ↓↓
+#          # ↓↓ --- define additional windows --- ↓↓
 #          tmux new-window -t:1 -n 'lasis01' 'exec ssh lasis01'
 #          tmux new-window -t:2 -n 'lasis01dev' 'exec ssh lasis01dev'
 #          tmux new-window -t:3 -n 'ldssbox01' 'exec ssh ldssbox01'
@@ -64,21 +58,20 @@ tcheck=$(tmux list-sessions | grep -c "${session}")  # check if session is activ
 #        tmux attach-session -t analytics     # <- if window active, switch to it
 #        ;;
 
-
 case $session in
     mine)
         if [[ $tcheck == 0 ]]; then
-            tmux new-session -d -s mine
+            $TMUX_COMMAND new-session -d -s mine
-            tmux rename-window 'local(aristotle)'
+            $TMUX_COMMAND rename-window 'local(aristotle)'
-            tmux new-window -t 1 -n 'root@vps' 'exec ssh root@vps.example.org'
+            $TMUX_COMMAND new-window -t 1 -n 'root@vps' 'exec ssh root@vps.example.org'
-            tmux new-window -t:2 -n 'chawley@phaedrus' 'exec ssh chawley@phaedrus'
+            $TMUX_COMMAND new-window -t:2 -n 'chawley@phaedrus' 'exec ssh chawley@phaedrus'
-            tmux new-window -t:3 -n 'chawley@homer' 'exec ssh chawley@homer.simpsons.net'
+            $TMUX_COMMAND new-window -t:3 -n 'chawley@homer' 'exec ssh chawley@homer.simpsons.net'
         fi
         tmux attach-session -t mine
         ;;
 
-    # add more sessions here inside a case stanza.  Start with a session name and end with ';;'        
+    # add more sessions here inside a case stanza.  Start with a session name and end with ';;'
-    
+
     *)
         echo "### ERROR No Such Session ###"
         echo "Usage: tm <session_name>"

tmux.conf.work

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+#########################################
+# Basic Settings and Prefix
+#########################################
+
+set-option -g prefix C-a  # Set Ctrl-a as the prefix key
+unbind C-b                # Unbind the default Ctrl-b prefix
+set -sg escape-time 1     # Shorten command delay for faster responsiveness
+
+#########################################
+# Terminal and Display
+#########################################
+
+set-option -g default-terminal "tmux-256color" # Force tmux to use 256 colors if supported by the terminal
+
+#########################################
+# History and Indexing
+#########################################
+
+set-option -g history-limit 10000 # Set the scrollback history limit to 10,000 lines
+set-option -g base-index 1        # Start window indexing at 1 (instead of 0)
+set-option -g pane-base-index 1   # Start pane indexing at 1 (instead of 0)
+
+#########################################
+# Key Bindings
+#########################################
+
+# Reload tmux configuration
+bind r source-file ~/.tmux.conf \; display "Reloaded!"
+
+# Window Management
+bind Tab next-window                       # Cycle to the next window
+bind , command-prompt "rename-window '%%'" # Open a prompt to rename the current window
+
+# Pane Management
+bind | split-window -h     # Split the current window horizontally
+bind - split-window -v     # Split the current window vertically
+
+# Pane Selection (Vi-style movement)
+bind h select-pane -L      # Select the pane to the left
+bind j select-pane -D      # Select the pane below
+bind k select-pane -U      # Select the pane above
+bind l select-pane -R      # Select the pane to the right
+
+# Pane Resizing
+bind -r H resize-pane -L 2 # Resize the current pane 2 cells to the left (repeatable with -r)
+bind -r J resize-pane -D 2 # Resize the current pane 2 cells down (repeatable with -r)
+bind -r K resize-pane -U 2 # Resize the current pane 2 cells up (repeatable with -r)
+bind -r L resize-pane -R 2 # Resize the current pane 2 cells to the right (repeatable with -r)
+
+#########################################
+# Visual Notifications
+#########################################
+
+set-option -g monitor-activity on # Enable monitoring of activity in other windows
+set-option -g visual-activity on  # Enable visual notification of activity in other windows
+
+#########################################
+# Status Bar
+#########################################
+
+set-option -g status on                   # Turn the status bar on
+set-option -g status-interval 5           # Set the status bar update frequency to 5 seconds
+set-option -g status-justify centre       # Justify the window list to the left
+
+# Left side of the status bar
+set-option -g status-left-length 70       # Set the maximum length of the left side of the status bar
+set-option -g status-left "#h   ◆"        # Display the hostname on the left, followed by some visual separators
+
+# Right side of the status bar
+set-option -g status-right-length 60      # Set the maximum length of the right side of the status bar
+set-option -g status-right "S:#S W:#I P:#P | %b %d %H:%M" # Display session name, window index, pane index, and the date/time on the right
+
+# Status bar style
+set-option -g status-style bg=#000000,fg=colour8,bright # Set the background to default (transparent), foreground color, and brightness
+
+#########################################
+# Pane Appearance
+#########################################
+
+set-option -g pane-border-style bg=colour0,fg=colour8        # Style for inactive pane borders
+set-option -g pane-active-border-style bg=colour0,fg=colour2 # Style for the active pane border
+
+#########################################
+# Message Appearance
+#########################################
+
+set-option -g message-style bg=default,fg=colour13 # Style for messages displayed in the tmux command line
+
+#########################################
+# Window Appearance
+#########################################
+
+set-option -g window-style bg=default         # Default background color for windows
+set-option -g window-active-style bg=default  # Background color for the active window
+
+#########################################
+# Window List Appearance
+#########################################
+
+#set-option -g window-status-current-format "#[fg=colour2,bg=colour0]● #I:#W ●#[fg=colour2,bg=colour0]"
+#set-option -g window-status-style fg=colour8,bg=default # Or your preferred inactive style
+#set-option -g window-status-current-style fg=colour2,bg=default,bright
+#set-option -g window-status-format "#[fg=colour8,bg=default] #I:#W#[fg=colour8,bg=default]#{?window_activity_flag,#[fg=colour11]! ,}"
+
+# Stolen from https://github.com/mhartington/dotfiles/blob/main/config/tmux/tmux-status.conf
+
+# Not active window
+set-window-option -g window-status-format "#{?window_activity_flag,#[bg=#8802ad fg=#000000 bold],#[fg=#5e708c bg=default]}#I:#W"
+
+# Active window
+set-window-option -g window-status-current-format "#[bg=default fg=#059df5]● #I:#W"
+
+#########################################
+# Window Titles
+#########################################
+
+set-option -g set-titles on                          # Enable automatic window titles
+set-option -g set-titles-string '#H:#S.#I.#P #W #T'  # Format string for window titles (hostname:session.window_index.pane_index window_number window_name)