tmux ignores the configuration files: both /etc/tmux.conf and ~/.tmux.conf. Even I pass the path to the configuration file, using tmux -f path/to/tmux.conf it still doesn't load it.
The configuration file contains:
set -g default-terminal "screen-256color"
set -g status-bg "#105C8D"
set -g status-fg white
set-window-option -g xterm-keys on
set -sg escape-time 0
I see that the status bar background is lightblue even the configuration sets it to dark blue (#105C8D). Also, 256 colors are not supported. That's why I guess the file is not loaded.
How can I fix the issue?
Running tmux version 1.9a but had the same issue with 1.8, on Ubuntu 14.04.
I already saw:
- Tmux not sourcing my .tmux.conf
- https://superuser.com/q/188491
- http://blog.sanctum.geek.nz/reloading-tmux-config/
- https://stackoverflow.com/q/12069477
I don't get any errors regarding the config syntax.
Best Answer
Found a solution... which is probably not the best, but its working.
Open tmux with:
tmux -2which force tmux to assume the terminal supports 256 colours.