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From: gotbletu <gotbletu@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2017 23:41:54 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] tmux copy mode 2.4 or higher

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+# Tmux Copy Mode (Vim Style)
+Should work detect any tmux version and load the proper configurations for tmux copy mode
+* tutorial video: [Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8goLYv2vqs)
+* offical website: [Link](https://tmux.github.io)
+
+### install requirements
+    tmux xclip xsel
+
+### configuration
+    vim ~/.tmux.conf
+
+
+    #-------- Copy Mode (Vim Style) {{{
+    #------------------------------------------------------
+    # This section of hotkeys mainly work in copy mode and no where else
+    
+    # vim keys in copy and choose mode
+    set-window-option -g mode-keys vi
+    
+    # copying selection vim style
+    # http://jasonwryan.com/blog/2011/06/07/copy-and-paste-in-tmux/
+    # https://github.com/myfreeweb/dotfiles/blob/master/tmux.conf
+    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"
+    
+    # set the current tmux version (use this variable on if-shell commands)
+    run-shell "tmux set-environment -g TMUX_VERSION $(tmux -V | cut -c 6-)"
+    
+    # vim copy mode rebinds for (tmux 2.4+)
+    # https://shapeshed.com/custom-vim-bindings-in-tmux-2-4/
+    # https://github.com/tmux/tmux/issues/754#issuecomment-303156000
+    # https://stackoverflow.com/a/40902312
+    # Note: rectangle-toggle (aka Visual Block Mode) > hit v then C-v to trigger it
+    if-shell -b '[ "$(echo "$TMUX_VERSION >= 2.4" | bc)" = 1 ]' \
+      'bind-key -T copy-mode-vi v send-keys -X begin-selection; \
+      bind-key -T copy-mode-vi V send-keys -X select-line; \
+      bind-key -T copy-mode-vi C-v send-keys -X rectangle-toggle; \
+      bind-key -T choice-mode-vi h send-keys -X tree-collapse ; \
+      bind-key -T choice-mode-vi l send-keys -X tree-expand ; \
+      bind-key -T choice-mode-vi H send-keys -X tree-collapse-all ; \
+      bind-key -T choice-mode-vi L send-keys -X tree-expand-all ; \
+      bind-key -T copy-mode-vi MouseDragEnd1Pane send-keys -X copy-pipe "xclip -in -selection clipboard"; \
+      bind-key -T copy-mode-vi y send-keys -X copy-pipe "xclip -in -selection clipboard"'
+    
+    # vim copy mode rebinds for (tmux 2.3 or lower)
+    if-shell -b '[ "$(echo "$TMUX_VERSION < 2.4" | bc)" = 1 ]' \
+      'bind-key -t vi-copy v begin-selection; \
+      bind-key -t vi-copy V select-line; \
+      bind-key -t vi-copy C-v rectangle-toggle; \
+      bind-key -t vi-choice h tree-collapse; \
+      bind-key -t vi-choice l tree-expand; \
+      bind-key -t vi-choice H tree-collapse-all; \
+      bind-key -t vi-choice L tree-expand-all; \
+      bind-key -t vi-copy MouseDragEnd1Pane copy-pipe "xclip -in -selection clipboard"; \
+      bind-key -t vi-copy y copy-pipe "xclip -in -selection clipboard"'
+
+    #}}}
+
+### references
+- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8goLYv2vqs
+- [Youtube Tmux Playlist](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5BE1545D8486D66D)
+
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