tmux-ctrlw

Emulate Vim’s C-w in tmux, making pane navigation really snazzy.

Table 1. Keys

Keys	Meaning
@ctrlw_key 0-9	Focus the numbered pane in the current window
@ctrlw_key =	Equalize the pane sizes
@ctrlw_key |	Split pane vertically
@ctrlw_key -	Split pane horizontally
@ctrlw_key h	Focus one pane to the left
@ctrlw_key j	Focus one pane to the down
@ctrlw_key k	Focus one pane to the up
@ctrlw_key l	Focus one pane to the right
@ctrlw_key p	Focus the previously focused pane
@ctrlw_key s 0-9	Swap this pane with the numbered pane
@ctrlw_key s p	Swap this pane with previously focused pane
@ctrlw_key r	Focus the REPL or shell pane (@ctrlw_repl_pane)
@ctrlw_key ,	Repeat last REPL or shell command by sending C-p Enter to @ctrlw_repl_pane without changing focus. An active copy mode will be cancelled first.
@ctrlw_key .	Send @ctrlw_key
@ctrlw_key @ctrlw_key	Send @ctrlw_key
@ctrlw_key unmodified-@ctrlw_key	Send @ctrlw_key. e.g. if @ctrlw_key is set to C-x, then C-x x sends a literal C-x to the focused pane

Configuration

@ctrlw_key defaults to C-w but can be set to any other key.

@ctrlw_repl_pane defaults to {bottom-right} but can be set to any tmux pane identifier.

@ctrlw_active

The user option @ctrlw_active is set to 1 when tmux-ctrlw becomes active, 0 when it is finished. This is useful in formats to highlight pane numbers, for example:

set -g pane-border-format "#[fg=#{?@ctrlw_active,#ff5370,#{?pane_active,#292d3e,#697098}}] #P"