From bafb8fc2f6b6d8b6d9958a9b8faca0bced9c93e7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ismo Vuorinen <ismo@ivuorinen.net>
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2026 02:39:27 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] refactor(tmux): update keybindings for pane nav and copy mode

Switch pane navigation from Alt-arrow to Ctrl-arrow (Alt doesn't
work reliably on Linux). Add copy-mode-vi clipboard bindings and
C-p/C-n for window switching.
---
 config/tmux/tmux.conf | 18 +++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/config/tmux/tmux.conf b/config/tmux/tmux.conf
index d21928b..d26c42c 100644
--- a/config/tmux/tmux.conf
+++ b/config/tmux/tmux.conf
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ set -g @catppuccin_window_middle_separator " "
 set -g prefix C-Space
 bind C-Space send-prefix
 
-# Use Alt-arrow keys without prefix key to switch panes
-bind -n M-Left select-pane -L
-bind -n M-Right select-pane -R
-bind -n M-Up select-pane -U
-bind -n M-Down select-pane -D
+# Use Ctrl-arrow keys without prefix key to switch panes
+bind -n C-Left select-pane -L
+bind -n C-Right select-pane -R
+bind -n C-Up select-pane -U
+bind -n C-Down select-pane -D
 
 # Reload tmux config with <prefix> + r
 unbind r
@@ -80,6 +80,14 @@ bind Escape copy-mode
 unbind p
 bind p paste-buffer
 
+# copy-mode-vi: y copies to system clipboard, Y copies and pastes
+bind -T copy-mode-vi y send-keys -X copy-pipe-and-cancel
+bind -T copy-mode-vi Y send-keys -X copy-pipe-and-cancel "tmux paste-buffer"
+
+# easier switching between next/prev window
+bind C-p previous-window
+bind C-n next-window
+
 # global sessions
 bind -N "sesh selection"           t display-popup -E "$HOME/.dotfiles/config/tmux/sesh-gum.sh"
 bind -N "last-session (via sesh) " L run-shell "sesh last"