Hey there, I'll repaste my entire Tmux config to see if you would want to copy and paste a few options that might be useful, again, check out 'gotbletu's videos on Tmux since you might learn a few more things you never knew:
`# Set Default Terminal Emulator: set -g default-terminal "urxvt" # Prefix Key And Split Keys set-option -g prefix C-a # Making Delay Time Shorter: set -sg escape-time 0 # Reload Config Easier With C-a-r: bind-key r source-file ~/.tmux.conf \; display ".tmux config reloaded!" # Appearance set-window-option -g window-status-current-style bg=colour142 set-window-option -g window-status-current-style fg=colour16 # Set Default Color Terminal: # set -g default-terminal tmux-256color set -g default-terminal "screen-256color" # Panes set -g status-fg colour20 set -g status-bg colour18 # Status Bar set -g status-position bottom set -g status-justify left set-option -g status-style bg=colour142,fg=colour16,dim set -g status-left '' set -g status-right '#[fg=colour16,bg=colour197,bold] %a %m-%d-%y #[fg=colour16,bg=colour51,bold] %I:%M %p ' set -g status-right-length 50 set -g status-left-length 20 # Idle Commands # 'cmatrix' Screensaver set -g lock-after-time 300 set -g lock-command "/usr/bin/cmatrix -C white" # Keybindings # Vim-Style Pane Movement Keybindings bind-key h select-pane -L bind-key j select-pane -D bind-key k select-pane -U bind-key l select-pane -R # Split Pane Keybindings # Horizontal Split pane: bind-key '-' split-window # Vertical Split Pane: bind-key '_' split-window -h # Split Window Keybindings # Horizontal Split Window: bind-key '=' split-window -fv -c "#{pane_current_path}" # Vertical Split Window: bind-key '+' split-window -fh -c "#{pane_current_path}" # Layout Keybindings: # Home layout: Starts When Tmux First Runs Without Needing A Keybinding: # Startup Home Layout (Newsboat, IRC, Neomutt, etc): bind-key M-w send-keys 'newsboat' 'Enter' \; \ new-window -n weechat 'weechat' \; \ new-window -n neomutt 'neomutt' \; \ new-window -n ranger 'ranger' \; \ new-window -n torrent 'w3m https://1337x.to/' \; \ split-pane -t torrent -v -p 30 \; \ send-keys -t torrent 'tsm' 'Enter' \; \ select-window -t 0; # Urlview Keybindings: # C-a-u: urlview keybinding to launch URLs from a Tmux buffer in the default w3m browser dicated by the $BROWSER .bashrc variable bind-key u capture-pane \; save-buffer /tmp/tmux-buffer \; new-window -n "urlview" '$SHELL -c "urlview < /tmp/tmux-buffer"' # C-a-y: Urlview keybinding to launch a URL from a Tmux buffer in a the GUI browser, Firefox, as dictated by the $GUIBROWSER .bashrc variable: bind-key y capture-pane \; save-buffer /tmp/tmux-buffer \; new-window -n "w3m" '$SHELL -c "w3m < /tmp/tmux-buffer" ' # Fuzzy Finder Keybindings # C-z: fzh() keybinding: searches history and pipes it into fuzzy finder bind-key -n 'C-z' new-window -n fzh -c $HOME \; \ send-keys 'fzh && tmux kill-window' 'Enter' # TODO: Find a better keybinding for this, doesn't play nice with w3m: C-q: fzk (kill process): pipes processes into fzf to kill them # bind-key -n 'C-q' new-window -n fzk -c $HOME \; \ # send-keys 'fzk && tmux kill-window' 'Enter' # fcd() keybinding: used to change the current directory. TODO: Come up with a good key combo for this: # bind-key -n '' new-window -n fcd -c $HOME \; \ # send-keys 'fcd && tmux kill-window' 'Enter' # C-o: fzd() keybinding: used to launch GUI apps from /usr/share/applications bind-key -n 'C-o' new-window -n fzd -c $HOME \; \ send-keys 'fzd && sleep 1 && tmux kill-window' 'Enter' # C-\: fzw() based keybinding: used to launch bookmarks from ~/.w3m/bookmark.html in w3m quickly from Tmux bind-key -n 'C-\' new-window -n bookmarks -c $HOME \; \ send-keys 'fzw && tmux kill-window' 'Enter' # C-': fzr() based keybinding: used to move over standalone terminal applications BACK into Tmux bind-key -n "C-'" new-window -c $HOME \; \ send-keys 'fzr && tmux kill-window' 'Enter' # M-\: fzl() based keybinding: used for Fuzzy Finder Locate to look for files throughout the entire system bind-key -n 'M-\' new-window -n locate \; send-keys "fzl && tmux kill-window\n" # Copy & Paste Keybindings: # Enable vim style keybindings for copying and pasting: set-window-option -g mode-keys vi bind-key Escape copy-mode # enter copy mode; default [ bind-key p paste-buffer # paste; (default hotkey: ] ) bind-key P choose-buffer # tmux clipboard history bind-key + delete-buffer \; display-message "Deleted current Tmux Clipboard History" # Send To Tmux Clipboard or System Clipboard bind-key < run-shell "tmux set-buffer -- \"$(xsel -o -b)\"" \; display-message "Copy To Tmux Clipboard" bind-key > run-shell 'tmux show-buffer | xsel -i -b' \; display-message "Copy To System Clipboard" # vim copy mode rebinds for (tmux 2.4+) # Note: rectangle-toggle (aka Visual Block Mode) > hit v then C-v to trigger it bind-key -T copy-mode-vi v send-keys -X begin-selection; bind-key -T copy-mode-vi V send-keys -X select-line; bind-key -T copy-mode-vi C-v send-keys -X rectangle-toggle; bind-key -T choice-mode-vi h send-keys -X tree-collapse ; bind-key -T choice-mode-vi l send-keys -X tree-expand ; bind-key -T choice-mode-vi H send-keys -X tree-collapse-all ; bind-key -T choice-mode-vi L send-keys -X tree-expand-all ; bind-key -T copy-mode-vi MouseDragEnd1Pane send-keys -X copy-pipe "xclip -in -selection clipboard"; bind-key -T copy-mode-vi y send-keys -X copy-pipe "xclip -in -selection clipboard";` On Wed, Jul 14, 2021, at 7:54 AM, David Anthony wrote: > Thank you everyone for your helpful responses. > > Initially I was trying to synchonize with keyboard shortcuts on my > Macbook (i.e., use Vim + Tmux similarly across all operating systems), > but it proved unfruitful due to complications around remapping the > Command key on MacOS. I was also trying to use mouse mode in Tmux which > was adding to my frustrations... > > I am now quite happy with my setup on OpenBSD and I'll be pasting > excerpts from my CWM/Xterm/Tmux/Vim config files here: > > ~/.cwmrc > bind-key 4-l lock > bind-key C-Left group-rcycle > bind-key C-Right group-cycle > unbind-key M-Left > unbind-key M-Right > > ~/.Xdefaults > XTerm*selectToClipboard:true > > ~/.tmux.conf > #set -g mouse on > #setw -g mode-keys vi > # Copy / Paste > #bind-key -T copy-mode-vi C-c send-keys -X copy-pipe-and-cancel "xclip > -selection clipboard;" # no longer needed with mouse mode disabled > bind-key -n C-v run "xclip -out -selection clipbard | tmux load-buffer > -; tmux paste-buffer;" > > # Resize Panes > bind -n C-w resize-pane -U 5 > bind -n C-s resize-pane -D 5 > bind -n C-a resize-pane -L 5 > bind -n C-d resize-pane -R 5 > > ~/.vimrc > set expandtab > set shiftwidth=4 > set tabstop=4 > syntax on > > Respectfully, > David Anthony > > On Mon, 2021-07-12 at 17:12 -0400, David Anthony wrote: > > Hello, > > > > Does anyone using the combination of CWM+Xterm+Tmux+Vim have any advice > > for dealing with Copy/Paste? To/From Browser? > > > > It feels like I'm dealing with multiple "layers" of keybindings and I'm > > curious if anyone has devised a simple unified solution. > > > > Respectfully, > > David Anthony > > > > >