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$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 4ef209ef78702b0001000019

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#Set the global prefix key to C-q (default is C-b)
set-option -g prefix C-q
bind-key C-q last-window
# Remove default binding since we’re replacing
unbind %
bind | split-window -h
bind - split-window -v
# Set status bar
set -g status-bg black
set -g status-fg white
set -g status-left '#[fg=green]#H'
# Highlight active window
set-window-option -g window-status-current-bg red
set -g status-right '#[fg=yellow]#(uptime | cut -d "," -f 2-)'
# Set window notifications
setw -g monitor-activity on
set -g visual-activity on
# Automatically set window title
setw -g automatic-rename

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#Set the global prefix key to C-q (default is C-b)
set-option -g prefix C-q
bind-key C-q last-window


# Remove default binding since we’re replacing
unbind %
bind | split-window -h
bind - split-window -v


# Set status bar
set -g status-bg black
set -g status-fg white
set -g status-left '#[fg=green]#H'


# Highlight active window
set-window-option -g window-status-current-bg red
set -g status-right '#[fg=yellow]#(uptime | cut -d "," -f 2-)'


# Set window notifications
setw -g monitor-activity on
set -g visual-activity on


# Automatically set window title
setw -g automatic-rename

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