Overriding tmux shortcuts

Question

Is it possible to change tmux shortcuts such that:

1. ctrl+t opens new window
2. ctrl+w closes a window
3. ctrl+tab cycles through a list of windows
4. other similar shortcuts for splitting horizontally / vertically

I really like its features but am always of the opinion that the less shortcut I have to learn the better.

Answer 1

It seems like you want to do this without the command prefix key. If that's correct, add the following commands to your ~/.tmux.conf file:

bind-key -n C-t new-window
bind-key -n C-w kill-window
bind-key -n C-Tab next-window

If you want to use the prefix key, then drop the -n from the above commands.