Remember everybody, if you are a recently updated #tmux user who has been losing their mind because you can no longer select text like a sane person.
This is the answer:
echo set -g mouse off >> ~/.tmux.conf
Then just restart all your sessions.
The alternative, IIRC, is to hold down shift while selecting, but who the frack would want that?
#Linux #UNIX #BSD
The Psychotic Network Ferret
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2026-10-30 13:24:41 UTC
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