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~/.tmux.conf?tmux source-file ~/.tmux.conf.unbind C-b after changing the prefix?Ctrl-b binding in place; unbind removes it.Break and fix: someone has written a config, and it doesn't load. This is the most common real tmux problem there is.
~/.tmux.conf has been written for you, but it's broken. tmux reports one error at a time, as file:line: message.
tmux source-file ~/.tmux.conf (inside or outside tmux; if no tmux is running, start one with tmux new -s cfg -d first).When it's fixed and loaded:
Ctrl-abase-index line is valid: numbered from 1, or from 0 if you prefer (or delete the line)Ctrl-a | splits a pane side by side$ tmux source-file ~/.tmux.conf
$
No output means it loaded cleanly.
Four lines were wrong:
set -g mouse yes please -> set -g mouse on
set -g base-index one -> set -g base-index 1 (or 0, or delete it)
set -g history-limt 10000 -> set -g history-limit 10000
bind | split-window -v -> bind | split-window -h
The last one loads without an error but does the wrong thing: -v splits top and bottom. Then:
tmux new -s cfg -d
tmux source-file ~/.tmux.conf
Challenge complete. Compare your approach with the solution: there is usually more than one good way.