added basic (mostly copy pasted) tmux config, added a few things to the vimrc

tmux.conf.link

@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+#remap prefix from C-b to alt-j
+    unbind C-b
+    set-option -g prefix M-a
+    bind-key M-a send-prefix
+
+#split panes using | and nd | split-window -h
+    bind - split-window -v
+    unbind '"'
+    unbind %
+
+#switch panes using alt-hjkl
+    bind -n M-h select-pane -L
+    bind -n M-l select-pane -R
+    bind -n M-k select-pane -U
+    bind -n M-j select-pane -D
+
+#dont rename windows automatically
+set-option -g allow-rename off
+
+### DESIGN CHANGES ###
+    # panes
+    set -g pane-border-fg black
+    set -g pane-active-border-fg brightred
+
+    ## Status bar design
+    # status line
+    set -g status-justify left
+    set -g status-bg default
+    set -g status-fg colour12
+    set -g status-interval 2
+
+    # messaging
+    set -g message-fg black
+    set -g message-bg yellow
+    set -g message-command-fg blue
+    set -g message-command-bg black
+
+    #window mode
+    setw -g mode-bg colour6
+    setw -g mode-fg colour0
+
+    # window status
+    setw -g window-status-format " #F#I:#W#F "
+    setw -g window-status-current-format " #F#I:#W#F "
+    setw -g window-status-format "#[fg=magenta]#[bg=black] #I #[bg=cyan]#[fg=colour8] #W "
+    setw -g window-status-current-format "#[bg=brightmagenta]#[fg=colour8] #I #[fg=colour8]#[bg=colour14] #W "
+    setw -g window-status-current-bg colour0
+    setw -g window-status-current-fg colour11
+    setw -g window-status-current-attr dim
+    setw -g window-status-bg green
+    setw -g window-status-fg black
+    setw -g window-status-attr reverse
+
+    # Info on left (I don't have a session display for now)
+    set -g status-left ''
+
+    # loud or quiet?
+    set-option -g visual-activity off
+    set-option -g visual-bell off
+    set-option -g visual-silence off
+    set-window-option -g monitor-activity off
+    set-option -g bell-action none
+
+    set -g default-terminal "screen-256color"
+
+    # The modes {
+    setw -g clock-mode-colour colour135
+    setw -g mode-attr bold
+    setw -g mode-fg colour196
+    setw -g mode-bg colour238
+
+    # }
+    # The panes {
+
+    set -g pane-border-bg colour235
+    set -g pane-border-fg colour238
+    set -g pane-active-border-bg colour236
+    set -g pane-active-border-fg colour51
+
+    # }
+    # The statusbar {
+
+    set -g status-position bottom
+    set -g status-bg colour234
+    set -g status-fg colour137
+    set -g status-attr dim
+    set -g status-left ''
+    set -g status-right '#[fg=colour233,bg=colour241,bold] %d/%m #[fg=colour233,bg=colour245,bold] %H:%M:%S '
+    set -g status-right-length 50
+    set -g status-left-length 20
+
+    setw -g window-status-current-fg colour81
+    setw -g window-status-current-bg colour238
+    setw -g window-status-current-attr bold
+    setw -g window-status-current-format ' #I#[fg=colour250]:#[fg=colour255]#W#[fg=colour50]#F '
+
+    setw -g window-status-fg colour138
+    setw -g window-status-bg colour235
+    setw -g window-status-attr none
+    setw -g window-status-format ' #I#[fg=colour237]:#[fg=colour250]#W#[fg=colour244]#F '
+
+    setw -g window-status-bell-attr bold
+    setw -g window-status-bell-fg colour255
+    setw -g window-status-bell-bg colour1
+
+    # }
+    # The messages {
+
+    set -g message-attr bold
+    set -g message-fg colour232
+    set -g message-bg colour166
+    # }

vim.link/vimrc

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"initial, more technical settings
+""initial, more technical settings
 
 "this sets what sort of folding method to use.
 let foldtype="basicindent" 
@@ -119,6 +119,10 @@ filetype plugin on
         "toggle spell checking
         map <leader>ss :setlocal spell!<Enter>
 
+    "splitting pannes with <leader>| or -
+        nmap <leader>\| :vs<Enter>
+        nmap <leader>\- :sp<Enter>
+
        " shortcuts using leader
        " noremap <leader>sn ]s
        " noremap <leader>sp [s
@@ -132,4 +136,4 @@ filetype plugin on
 
         "command mode keybinds
             "w!! writes using sudo
-        cnoremap w!! w !sudo tee % >/dev/null
+            "cnoremap w!! w !sudo tee % >/dev/null