Place the tmux status line above panes.
Section: Status bar and appearance
Move status bar to top
tmux
tmux
set -g status-position topExplanation
A useful layout preference on smaller screens.
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Show session name on the left
Customize the left side of the status line.
Show host and time on the right
Add useful runtime context to the status line.
Change prefix to Ctrl-a
Replace the default prefix with a screen-style prefix.
Renumber windows automatically
Keep window numbers compact after closing windows.