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fix(tmux): copy yank to Wayland system clipboard #9

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16 changes: 14 additions & 2 deletions .tmux.conf.local
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Expand Up @@ -267,8 +267,9 @@ tmux_conf_theme_clock_style='24'
# - true
# - false (default)
# on macOS, this requires installing reattach-to-user-namespace, see README.md
# on Linux, this requires xsel or xclip
tmux_conf_copy_to_os_clipboard=false
# on Linux/X11, this requires xsel or xclip
# on Wayland, oh-my-tmux does not know wl-copy — see bindings below
tmux_conf_copy_to_os_clipboard=true


# -- user customizations -------------------------------------------------------
Expand All @@ -295,3 +296,14 @@ set -g mode-keys vi
# move status line to top
#set -g status-position top

# Wayland clipboard: this gpakosz/.tmux only pipes yanks to pbcopy/xsel/xclip.
# Ubuntu session is Wayland (wl-copy is installed; xsel/xclip are not), so copy
# mode would stay in the tmux buffer. Neovim works because it talks to wl-copy
# (or OSC 52) itself.
if-shell -b 'command -v wl-copy >/dev/null 2>&1' {
bind-key -T copy-mode-vi y send-keys -X copy-pipe-and-cancel 'wl-copy'
bind-key -T copy-mode-vi Enter send-keys -X copy-pipe-and-cancel 'wl-copy'
bind-key -T copy-mode-vi MouseDragEnd1Pane send-keys -X copy-pipe-and-cancel 'wl-copy'
bind-key y run-shell -b 'tmux save-buffer - | wl-copy'
}