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+## pcht tmux configurarion
+# (c) 2018
+
+# change prefix to ctrl+a
+unbind C-b
+set -g prefix C-a
+bind C-a send-prefix
+
+# disable login-shell on tmux
+# https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Tmux#Start_a_non-login_shell
+set -g default-command "${SHELL}"
+
+# open pane/window in same directory
+# https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/12032/create-new-window-with-current-directory-in-tmux
+bind '"' split-window -c "#{pane_current_path}"
+bind % split-window -h -c "#{pane_current_path}"
+bind c new-window -c "#{pane_current_path}"
+
+# last pane like in screen
+bind C-a last-pane
+
+# reload this file
+bind r source-file /home/patrick/.tmux.conf \; display-message ".tmux.conf reloaded" 
+