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TMUX - configuration

Overview

This project contains a tmux-configuration, that allows loading different plugins and layouts, that can be used to use tmux in conjunction with the helix editor as an integrated development environment. It can be used to edit source code, write texts with LaTeX and many other things. It requires the tmux plugin manager to be installed, in order to provide all neccessary or desired extensions.

Prerequisites

Several packages must be available, in order to run the IDE in different modes/layouts:

  • tmux: The terminal multiplexer itself
  • git: The git version control system
  • tpm: The tmux plugin manager
  • lazygit: A simple text based UI for using git
  • helix: A postmodern text editor. Replaces vim/neovim.
  • xclip: A command line interface for the system clipboard in X11/wayland

For some plugins, extra tools are required. These are optional, and only needed, when the plugins are installed:

Installation

Before any plugins can be loaded, it is neccesary to install the plugin-manager itself. This has to be done manually, and can easily be done by using git:

git submodule add https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tpm ~/.config/tmux/plugins/tpm

Then, the tmux.conf file can be used. Make sure, when editing the file, that the structure of the file is kept. It is mandatory, that the tpm command must remain at the end of the file at all times for TPM to work properly!

After adding a plugin, press Ctrl+<prefix> I to install the plugins.