tmux Plugins and Productivity Setup

tmux plugin manager patterns, TPM setup, and common plugin snippets for restoring sessions, sensible defaults, and clipboard workflows.

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## Plugin manager basics

Add TPM to the plugin list

set -g @plugin "tmux-plugins/tpm"

# Declare the tmux plugin manager in config.

Add sensible defaults plugin

set -g @plugin "tmux-plugins/tmux-sensible"

# Load opinionated defaults.

Bootstrap TPM from config

run "~/.tmux/plugins/tpm/tpm"

# Initialize TPM at the bottom of .tmux.conf.

Clone TPM

git clone https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tpm ~/.tmux/plugins/tpm

# Install the plugin manager itself.

## Popular plugin patterns

Save and restore sessions

set -g @plugin "tmux-plugins/tmux-resurrect"

# Add tmux-resurrect to persist pane commands and layout.

Auto-save sessions continuously

set -g @plugin "tmux-plugins/tmux-continuum"

# Add tmux-continuum for periodic saves.

Improve clipboard copying

set -g @plugin "tmux-plugins/tmux-yank"

# Add tmux-yank for easier clipboard integration.

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