diff --git a/README b/README
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 Some common questions are answered in the FAQ file and a more extensive (but
 slightly out of date) guide is available in the OpenBSD FAQ at
 http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq7.html#tmux. A rough todo list is in the TODO
-file and some example configurations are in the examples directory.
+file and an example configuration in example_tmux.conf.
 
 A vim(1) syntax file is available at:
 
diff --git a/example_tmux.conf b/example_tmux.conf
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@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+#
+# Example .tmux.conf
+#
+# By Nicholas Marriott. Public domain.
+#
+
+# Some tweaks to the status line
+set -g status-bg green
+set -g status-right "%H:%M"
+set -g window-status-current-attr "underscore"
+
+# No bells at all
+set -g bell-action none
+
+# Lock after 15 minutes
+set -g lock-after-time 1800
+
+# Keep windows around after they exit
+set -g remain-on-exit on
+
+# Turn on xterm-keys so that additional function keys get escape sequences
+set -g xterm-keys on
+
+# Change the prefix key to C-a
+set -g prefix C-a
+unbind C-b
+bind C-a send-prefix
+
+# Turn the mouse on, but without copy mode dragging
+set -g mouse on
+unbind -n MouseDrag1Pane
+unbind -temacs-copy MouseDrag1Pane
+
+# Some extra key bindings to select higher numbered windows
+bind F1 selectw -t:10
+bind F2 selectw -t:11
+bind F3 selectw -t:12
+bind F4 selectw -t:13
+bind F5 selectw -t:14
+bind F6 selectw -t:15
+bind F7 selectw -t:16
+bind F8 selectw -t:17
+bind F9 selectw -t:18
+bind F10 selectw -t:19
+bind F11 selectw -t:20
+bind F12 selectw -t:21
+
+# Keys to toggle monitoring activity in a window, and synchronize-panes
+bind m set monitor-activity
+bind y set synchronize-panes\; display 'synchronize-panes #{?synchronize-panes,on,off}'
+
+# Keys to hide and show a window name from the status line
+bind '-' set window-status-format '#I'\; set window-status-current-format '#I'
+bind '+' set window-status-format '#I:#W#F'\; set window-status-current-format '#I:#W#F'
+
+# Create a single default session
+new -d -s0 -nirssi 'exec irssi'
+set -t0:0 monitor-activity on
+set  -t0:0 aggressive-resize on
+neww -d -ntodo 'exec emacs ~/TODO'
+setw -t0:1 aggressive-resize on
+neww -d -nmutt 'exec mutt'
+setw -t0:2 aggressive-resize on
+neww -d
+neww -d
+neww -d
diff --git a/examples/h-boetes.conf b/examples/h-boetes.conf
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index 2aa86dc5..00000000
--- a/examples/h-boetes.conf
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@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-# $Id: h-boetes.conf,v 1.2 2009-10-25 21:45:26 nicm Exp $
-#
-# From Han Boetes.
-
-set -g default-command zsh
-set -g status-right "#(uptime|awk '{print $11}') #(date)"
-
-# Statusbar properties.
-set -g display-time 3000
-set -g status-bg black
-set -g status-fg cyan
-set-window-option -g window-status-current-attr bright,reverse
-set-window-option -g window-status-current-bg cyan
-set-window-option -g window-status-current-fg black
-
-# Use c-t instead of c-b as the prefix
-unbind C-b
-set -g prefix C-t
-bind C-t send-prefix
-bind t send-prefix
-
-# Bind function keys.
-bind -n F1 select-window -t 1
-bind -n F2 select-window -t 2
-bind -n F3 select-window -t 3
-bind -n F4 select-window -t 4
-bind -n F5 select-window -t 5
-bind -n F6 select-window -t 6
-bind -n F7 select-window -t 7
-bind -n F8 select-window -t 8
-
-# All new windows started at startup.
-new emacs
-neww irssi
-neww mutt
-neww
-neww
-neww
-neww
-neww
-
-select-window -t 1
diff --git a/examples/n-marriott.conf b/examples/n-marriott.conf
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index 6a047ec9..00000000
--- a/examples/n-marriott.conf
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@@ -1,110 +0,0 @@
-# $Id: n-marriott.conf,v 1.11 2009-11-24 19:03:59 nicm Exp $
-#
-# By Nicholas Marriott. Public domain.
-
-# Default global options.
-set -g status-bg green
-set -g status-right "%H:%M" # %d-%b-%y
-set -g bell-action none
-set -g lock-after-time 1800
-
-# Default global window options.
-setw -g remain-on-exit on
-setw -g window-status-current-attr "underscore"
-#setw -g xterm-keys on
-
-# Prefix key.
-set -g prefix C-a
-unbind C-b
-bind C-a send-prefix
-
-# Keys to switch session.
-bind Q switchc -t0
-bind W switchc -t1
-bind E switchc -t2
-
-# Other key bindings.
-bind F1 selectw -t:10
-bind F2 selectw -t:11
-bind F3 selectw -t:12
-bind F4 selectw -t:13
-bind F5 selectw -t:14
-bind F6 selectw -t:15
-bind F7 selectw -t:16
-bind F8 selectw -t:17
-bind F9 selectw -t:18
-bind F10 selectw -t:19
-bind F11 selectw -t:20
-bind F12 selectw -t:21
-
-bind m setw monitor-activity
-
-bind y setw force-width 81
-bind u setw force-width 0
-
-bind -n F1 run-shell 'mpc toggle >/dev/null 2>&1'
-bind -n F2 run-shell 'mpc'
-bind -n F3 run-shell 'mpc prev >/dev/null 2>&1'
-bind -n F4 run-shell 'mpc next >/dev/null 2>&1'
-bind -n F5 run-shell 'mpc volume -5 >/dev/null 2>&1'
-bind -n F6 run-shell 'mpc volume +5 >/dev/null 2>&1'
-
-# Hide and show window name from status line
-bind '-' setw window-status-format '#I'\; setw window-status-current-format '#I'
-bind '+' setw window-status-format '#I:#W#F'\; setw window-status-current-format '#I:#W#F'
-
-# First session.
-new -d -s0 -nirssi 'exec ssh -t natalya exec sh ~/bin/tmux-start'
-setw -t0:0 monitor-activity on
-setw -t0:0 aggressive-resize on
-set -t0 status-bg green
-neww -d -ntodo 'exec emacs ~/TODO'
-setw -t0:1 aggressive-resize on
-neww -d -ntodo2 'exec emacs ~/TODO2'
-setw -t0:2 aggressive-resize on
-neww -d -nncmpc 'exec ncmpc -f ~/.ncmpc.conf'
-setw -t0:3 aggressive-resize on
-neww -d -nmutt 'exec mutt'
-setw -t0:4 aggressive-resize on
-neww -d
-neww -d
-neww -d
-neww -d
-neww -d
-neww -d
-neww -d
-neww -d
-neww -d
-neww -d
-neww -d
-neww -d
-
-# Second session.
-new -d -s1
-set -t1 status-bg cyan
-linkw -dk -t0 -s0:0
-linkw -dk -t1 -s0:1
-linkw -dk -t2 -s0:2
-linkw -dk -t3 -s0:3
-linkw -dk -t4 -s0:4
-neww -d
-neww -d
-neww -d
-neww -d
-neww -d
-neww -d
-
-# Third session.
-new -d -s2
-set -t2 status-bg yellow
-linkw -dk -t0 -s0:0
-linkw -dk -t1 -s0:1
-linkw -dk -t2 -s0:2
-linkw -dk -t3 -s0:3
-linkw -dk -t4 -s0:4
-neww -d
-neww -d
-neww -d
-neww -d
-neww -d
-neww -d
diff --git a/examples/screen-keys.conf b/examples/screen-keys.conf
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@@ -1,102 +0,0 @@
-# $Id: screen-keys.conf,v 1.7 2010-07-31 11:39:13 nicm Exp $
-#
-# By Nicholas Marriott. Public domain.
-#
-# This configuration file binds many of the common GNU screen key bindings to
-# appropriate tmux key bindings. Note that for some key bindings there is no
-# tmux analogue and also that this set omits binding some commands available in
-# tmux but not in screen.
-#
-# Note this is only a selection of key bindings and they are in addition to the
-# normal tmux key bindings. This is intended as an example not as to be used
-# as-is.
-
-# Set the prefix to ^A.
-unbind C-b
-set -g prefix ^A
-bind a send-prefix
-
-# Bind appropriate commands similar to screen.
-# lockscreen ^X x 
-unbind ^X
-bind ^X lock-server
-unbind x
-bind x lock-server
-
-# screen ^C c 
-unbind ^C
-bind ^C new-window
-unbind c
-bind c new-window
-
-# detach ^D d
-unbind ^D
-bind ^D detach
-
-# displays * 
-unbind *
-bind * list-clients
-
-# next ^@ ^N sp n 
-unbind ^@
-bind ^@ next-window
-unbind ^N
-bind ^N next-window
-unbind " "
-bind " " next-window
-unbind n
-bind n next-window
-
-# title A
-unbind A
-bind A command-prompt "rename-window %%"
-
-# other ^A
-unbind ^A
-bind ^A last-window
-
-# prev ^H ^P p ^? 
-unbind ^H
-bind ^H previous-window
-unbind ^P
-bind ^P previous-window
-unbind p
-bind p previous-window
-unbind BSpace
-bind BSpace previous-window
-
-# windows ^W w 
-unbind ^W
-bind ^W list-windows
-unbind w
-bind w list-windows
-
-# quit \ 
-unbind '\'
-bind '\' confirm-before "kill-server"
-
-# kill K k 
-unbind K
-bind K confirm-before "kill-window"
-unbind k
-bind k confirm-before "kill-window"
-
-# redisplay ^L l 
-unbind ^L
-bind ^L refresh-client
-unbind l
-bind l refresh-client
-
-# split -v |
-unbind |
-bind | split-window
-
-# :kB: focus up
-unbind Tab
-bind Tab select-pane -t:.+
-unbind BTab
-bind BTab select-pane -t:.-
-
-# " windowlist -b
-unbind '"'
-bind '"' choose-window
diff --git a/examples/t-williams.conf b/examples/t-williams.conf
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@@ -1,104 +0,0 @@
-# $Id: t-williams.conf,v 1.1 2009-11-02 18:59:28 nicm Exp $
-#
-# ~/.tmux.conf - tmux terminal multiplexer config
-# Thayer Williams (http://cinderwick.ca)
-# "Feel free to do whatever you like with it."
-
-# I typically start tmux from ~/.xinitrc with the following:
-#
-#   urxvt -e bash -c "tmux attach -d -t mysession" &
-#
-# and recall it any time thereafter with xbindkeys (Mod4+s):
-#
-#   "urxvt -e bash -c 'tmux attach -d -t mysession'"
-#     m:0x50 + c:39
-
-
-# set prefix key to ctrl+a until I have time to adapt
-unbind C-b
-set -g prefix C-a
-
-# send the prefix to client inside window (ala nested sessions)
-bind-key a send-prefix
-
-# toggle last window like screen
-bind-key C-a last-window
-
-# confirm before killing a window or the server
-bind-key k confirm kill-window
-bind-key K confirm kill-server
-
-# toggle statusbar
-bind-key b set-option status
-
-# ctrl+left/right cycles thru windows
-bind-key -n C-right next
-bind-key -n C-left prev
-
-# open a man page in new window
-bind / command-prompt "split-window 'exec man %%'"
-
-# quick view of processes
-bind '~' split-window "exec htop"
-
-# scrollback buffer n lines
-set -g history-limit 5000
-
-# listen for activity on all windows
-set -g bell-action any
-
-# on-screen time for display-panes in ms
-set -g display-panes-time 2000
-
-# start window indexing at one instead of zero
-set -g base-index 1
-
-# enable wm window titles
-set -g set-titles on
-
-# wm window title string (uses statusbar variables)
-set -g set-titles-string "tmux.#I.#W"
-
-# session initialization
-new -s mysession mutt
-neww -t 2
-neww -d -t 3
-neww -d -t 5 mocp
-neww -d -t 6 rtorrent
-selectw -t 1
-
-# statusbar --------------------------------------------------------------
-
-set -g display-time 2000
-
-# default statusbar colors
-set -g status-fg white
-set -g status-bg default
-set -g status-attr default
-
-# default window title colors
-set-window-option -g window-status-fg cyan
-set-window-option -g window-status-bg default
-set-window-option -g window-status-attr dim
-
-# active window title colors
-set-window-option -g window-status-current-fg white
-set-window-option -g window-status-current-bg default
-set-window-option -g window-status-current-attr bright
-
-# command/message line colors
-set -g message-fg white
-set -g message-bg black
-set -g message-attr bright
-
-# center align the window list
-set -g status-justify centre
-
-# show some useful stats but only when tmux is started 
-# outside of Xorg, otherwise dwm statusbar shows these already
-set -g status-right ""
-set -g status-left ""
-if '[ -z "$DISPLAY" ]' 'set -g status-left "[#[fg=green] #H #[default]]"'
-if '[ -z "$DISPLAY" ]' 'set -g status-right "[ #[fg=magenta]#(cat /proc/loadavg | cut -d \" \" -f 1,2,3)#[default] ][ #[fg=cyan,bright]%a %Y-%m-%d %H:%M #[default]]"'
-if '[ -z "$DISPLAY" ]' 'set -g status-right-length 50'
-
diff --git a/examples/vim-keys.conf b/examples/vim-keys.conf
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--- a/examples/vim-keys.conf
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@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-# $Id: vim-keys.conf,v 1.2 2010-09-18 09:36:15 nicm Exp $
-#
-# vim-keys.conf, v1.2 2010/09/12
-#
-# By Daniel Thau.  Public domain.
-#
-# This configuration file binds many vi- and vim-like bindings to the
-# appropriate tmux key bindings.  Note that for many key bindings there is no
-# tmux analogue.  This is intended for tmux 1.3, which handles pane selection
-# differently from the previous versions
-
-# split windows like vim
-# vim's definition of a horizontal/vertical split is reversed from tmux's
-bind s split-window -v
-bind v split-window -h
-
-# move around panes with hjkl, as one would in vim after pressing ctrl-w
-bind h select-pane -L
-bind j select-pane -D
-bind k select-pane -U
-bind l select-pane -R
-
-# resize panes like vim
-# feel free to change the "1" to however many lines you want to resize by, only
-# one at a time can be slow
-bind < resize-pane -L 1
-bind > resize-pane -R 1
-bind - resize-pane -D 1
-bind + resize-pane -U 1
-
-# bind : to command-prompt like vim
-# this is the default in tmux already
-bind : command-prompt
-
-# vi-style controls for copy mode
-setw -g mode-keys vi
diff --git a/examples/xterm-keys.vim b/examples/xterm-keys.vim
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@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-" tmux.vim - Set xterm input codes passed by tmux
-" Author:        Mark Oteiza
-" License:       Public domain
-" Description:   Simple plugin that assigns some xterm(1)-style keys to escape
-" sequences passed by tmux when "xterm-keys" is set to "on".  Inspired by an
-" example given by Chris Johnsen at:
-"     https://stackoverflow.com/a/15471820
-"
-" Documentation: help:xterm-modifier-keys man:tmux(1)
-
-if exists("g:loaded_tmux") || &cp
-  finish
-endif
-let g:loaded_tmux = 1
-
-function! s:SetXtermCapabilities()
-  set ttymouse=sgr
-
-  execute "set <xUp>=\e[1;*A"
-  execute "set <xDown>=\e[1;*B"
-  execute "set <xRight>=\e[1;*C"
-  execute "set <xLeft>=\e[1;*D"
-
-  execute "set <xHome>=\e[1;*H"
-  execute "set <xEnd>=\e[1;*F"
-
-  execute "set <Insert>=\e[2;*~"
-  execute "set <Delete>=\e[3;*~"
-  execute "set <PageUp>=\e[5;*~"
-  execute "set <PageDown>=\e[6;*~"
-
-  execute "set <xF1>=\e[1;*P"
-  execute "set <xF2>=\e[1;*Q"
-  execute "set <xF3>=\e[1;*R"
-  execute "set <xF4>=\e[1;*S"
-
-  execute "set <F5>=\e[15;*~"
-  execute "set <F6>=\e[17;*~"
-  execute "set <F7>=\e[18;*~"
-  execute "set <F8>=\e[19;*~"
-  execute "set <F9>=\e[20;*~"
-  execute "set <F10>=\e[21;*~"
-  execute "set <F11>=\e[23;*~"
-  execute "set <F12>=\e[24;*~"
-endfunction
-
-if exists('$TMUX')
-  call s:SetXtermCapabilities()
-endif