But doing that every time you want to start work is a bit of a pain so instead we can script tmux and then just use a keyboard combination to quickly setup a tmux session just how we like it, even launching the apps we'd like in each pane. Hopefully you can see how this is all starting to work, setting up a tmux session, splitting the windows etc. Set-window-option -g window-status-current-bg yellowīind-key D source-file ~/.v Scripting tmux
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I've mapped the option key and arrow keys to move between windows, plus I've also changed the tmux action key to be CTRL-a rather than CTRL-b as many seem to suggest it's better that way. When tmux starts up it will load this file and use the configurations. I have some simple modifications setup which I've put in my home directory in a file called. You can navigate to this other window by pressing CTRL-b and then the relevant arrow key. We can split that window vertically by pressing: CTRL-b % This means you're now inside a tmux session. It will look like nothing has changed but notice the green status bar at the bottom. Once installed type the following into your terminal: tmux new
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Once you have Homebrew installed type this in your terminal to install tmux: brew install tmux
If you don't have Homebrew installed type this in your terminal window: /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL )" Installing tmux is really easy using Homebrew on a Mac.
Moving to that terminal view is just done with a keyboard shortcut, but there's also some other cool stuff you can do as you'll see later. I can now have Vim without any title bar distractions, with plenty of room for making splits in Vim and then still have my terminal open and visible on the right hand side. After some learning and fiddling about with settings I've now switched to running terminal Vim running through iTerm via tmux and so far I'm liking this setup.
It was then I chanced upon tmux - a terminal multiplexer that allows you to split a terminal up into different windows and panes. Whilst I do make use of the Mac's Spaces feature and I could put the terminal on another desktop, it's still an extra step and feels slightly disjointed as an experience.
#Mac sizeup full#
Of course many text editors can go into full screen mode but the problem is I then don't have visibility of my terminal window which I need for Git et al. I found this arrangement over the years to work great, but I wondered if I could go further, removing the window title bar and all the window chrome. With SizeUp you can just press a few shortcut keys and create this arrangement in seconds. When I first start on a project I always setup the same window arrangement my text editor on the left, a terminal window on the top right and a Finder window on the bottom right. SizeUp is a Mac utility that makes it really easy to manage windows. I've recently changed my setup using tmux and Vim, but before we get to that I'll first explain about my previous setup using a nice window management tool on the Mac called SizeUp.
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Over the years I've been trying to get to my perfect setup when it comes to making the most of the tools I use and maximising every last pixel of screen space for the best distraction free coding experience.
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