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+# TMUX Configuration File
+
+# Use Vim-style key bindings for pane selection and copy-mode
+setw -g mode-keys vi
+set -g status-keys vi
+
+# Set prefix to Ctrl-A (alternative to the default Ctrl-B)
+set-option -g prefix C-a
+bind-key C-a send-prefix
+
+# Reload tmux config with prefix + r
+bind r source-file ~/.tmux.conf
+
+# Improve pane navigation using Vim keys (h, j, k, l) with 'Alt' as modifier
+bind-key -n M-h select-pane -L
+bind-key -n M-j select-pane -D
+bind-key -n M-k select-pane -U
+bind-key -n M-l select-pane -R
+
+# Resize panes with 'Alt' + Arrow keys
+bind-key -n M-Left resize-pane -L 2
+bind-key -n M-Down resize-pane -D 2
+bind-key -n M-Up resize-pane -U 2
+bind-key -n M-Right resize-pane -R 2
+
+# Enable mouse support for pane selection, resizing, and scrolling
+set -g mouse on
+
+# Open new tmux window with NeoVim using prefix + e
+bind-key e new-window "nvim"
+
+# Status Line Customization
+set -g status-style bg=colour235,fg=colour136
+set -g status-left "#[fg=green]Session: #S"
+set -g status-right "#[fg=yellow]#H | %Y-%m-%d %H:%M"
+
+# Customize window list appearance
+setw -g window-status-format "#[fg=blue]#I:#W"
+setw -g window-status-current-format "#[fg=yellow]#I:#W"
+
+# Pane Border Colors
+set -g pane-border-style fg=colour235
+set -g pane-active-border-style fg=colour136
+
+# Synchronize panes: typing in one pane types in all panes
+bind-key C-s setw synchronize-panes
+
+# Quick pane cycling with Ctrl-o
+bind-key C-o select-pane -t :.+
+```
+
+### Changes and Rationale:
+
+1. **Vim-style Key Bindings**: Retained for copy-mode and status-line interactions.
+
+2. **Pane Navigation**: Changed to use `Alt` (`M-`) combined with `h/j/k/l`. This reduces potential conflicts with NeoVim's keybindings.
+
+3. **Pane Resizing**: Also uses the `Alt` modifier to align with the pane navigation scheme.
+
+4. **Mouse Support**: No change, as it's essential for a seamless experience.
+
+5. **NeoVim Integration**: The shortcut for opening NeoVim in a new window (`prefix + e`) remains the same for convenience.
+
+6. **Status Line and Pane Border Colors**: Unchanged, as they are primarily aesthetic.
+
+After updating your `~/.tmux.conf`, reload the configuration in an active tmux session with `tmux source-file ~/.tmux.conf`. 
+
+Next, you can share your current NeoVim configuration, and we can align it to complement your tmux setup, ensuring that the two tools work together harmoniously.
+User
+now provide me a cheatsheet for tmux for all my key-bindings and how to use tmux like starting sessions, getting layouts configured etc.
+ChatGPT
+Certainly! Below is a concise cheat sheet for tmux, focusing on your customized key-bindings and essential commands for managing sessions, windows, panes, and layouts.
+
+### Starting and Managing tmux Sessions
+
+- **Start a New Session**: `tmux` or `tmux new -s [session-name]`
+- **List Sessions**: `tmux ls`
+- **Attach to a Session**: `tmux attach -t [session-name]`
+- **Detach from a Session**: `Ctrl-A` then `D` (while in tmux)
+- **Kill a Session**: `tmux kill-session -t [session-name]`
+
+### Working with Windows
+
+- **Create a New Window**: `Ctrl-A` then `C` (capital C)
+- **Open NeoVim in New Window**: `Ctrl-A` then `e`
+- **Switch to Window by Number**: `Ctrl-A` then `[window-number]`
+- **Rename Current Window**: `Ctrl-A` then `,`
+- **Close Current Window**: Close all panes or `exit` from shell
+
+### Pane Management
+
+- **Split Pane Horizontally**: `Ctrl-A` then `"`
+- **Split Pane Vertically**: `Ctrl-A` then `%`
+- **Navigate Between Panes**: `Alt` + `h/j/k/l`
+- **Resize Panes**: `Alt` + `Arrow keys`
+- **Toggle Pane Synchronization**: `Ctrl-A` then `C-s`
+- **Close Current Pane**: `exit` from shell in that pane
+
+### Copy Mode and Scrolling
+
+- **Enter Copy Mode**: `Ctrl-A` then `[`
+- **Navigate in Copy Mode**: Vim-style navigation (`h/j/k/l`)
+- **Scroll Up/Down**: `Ctrl-A` then `[`, then `PageUp/PageDown` or `Ctrl-B/Ctrl-F`
+
+### Miscellaneous
+
+- **Reload tmux Configuration**: `Ctrl-A` then `r`
+- **Cycle Through Panes**: `Ctrl-A` then `C-o`
+- **Show Shortcuts and Key Bindings**: `Ctrl-A` then `?`
+
+### Customizing Layouts
+
+- **Switching Layouts**: `Ctrl-A` then `Space` cycles through pre-set pane layouts.
+- **Saving Custom Layouts**: tmux does not have a native layout saving feature, but you can script layouts or use plugins like `tmux-resurrect` or `tmuxinator` for more advanced layout management.