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Tmux key-table explanation

I was reading through the tmux man pages in order to understand the different options for bind-key and bumped into the -t flag: If -t is present, key is bound in key-table: the binding for command ...
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key repeat when scrolling in tmux

When using tmux, I would like to keep the PgUp/Down key pressed to scroll quickly between pages. I press Ctrl-b PgUp to enter copy mode and to scroll the page, but if I keep it pressed, nothing ...
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Tmux: Run a command every time switching window/pane

I currently use powerline to update contents of my tmux status bar. Powerline reads few environment variables to determine the info for its segments, which get displayed on the tmux status bar. I ...
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keybinding ctrl+shift+key combos in tmux

Once I had asked a somewhat relevant question in unix&linux. Currently I'm trying to map ctrl+shift+c combo to copy the text in tmux buffer to x clipboard. I can bind it to ctrl+c using: ...
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Why doesn't tmux respond to shortcuts properly?

I'm using OSX 10.8.1 in combination with iTerm2, zsh and tmux via Homebrew. The beginning of my ~/.tmux.conf file looks like this: set -g prefix C-a unbind C-b bind-key a send-prefix set -sg ...
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Looking for non-conflicting cross-platform keybinding consistency

I use Mac OS X and Arch Linux and occasionally log into FreeBSD and Debian servers by ssh. My favoured tools are zsh, ssh, tmux, git, vim and irssi. I use iTerm2 on Mac OS X and unicode-rxvt on Arch ...
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How can I make ctrl+left/right keys work right in tmux?

In both zsh and bash, ctrl+arrows allows me to move the position I'm typing at by whole word, but this does not work in tmux, which is a problem as I'm currently launching it automatically every time ...
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Binding a command in tmux without using the prefix key

Is it possible to bind a tmux command to a key combination and use it directly without first pressing the prefix? I find C-b + n too cumbersome to switch panes, so I was wondering whether I could ...