OSC52 clipboard yanks

tmux/.tmux.conf

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set-option -g update-environment "SSH_ASKPASS SSH_AUTH_SOCK SSH_AGENT_PID SSH_CO
 set -g prefix C-a
 bind C-a send-prefix
 
-set -g mouse on
+set -g mouse off
 
 set -g prefix `
 bind-key ` send-prefix
@@ -26,8 +26,17 @@ set -g pane-base-index 1
 set-option -g base-index 1
 set-window-option -g pane-base-index 1
 
-set -g default-terminal "screen-256color"
-set -ga terminal-overrides ",xterm-256color*:Tc" # tell Tmux that outside terminal supports true color
+# enable OSC 52 clipboard
+set -s set-clipboard external
+
+# tmux-256color instead of screen-256color enables italics
+set -g default-terminal "tmux-256color"
+
+# Tc enables true color
+set -ag terminal-overrides ",*256col*:colors=256:Tc"
+set -as terminal-features ',rxvt-unicode-256color:clipboard'
+set -g allow-passthrough on
+
 # set -g default-shell zsh
 
 # force a reload of the config file
@@ -54,7 +63,18 @@ setw -g mode-keys vi
 
 # Setup 'v' to begin selection as in Vim
 bind-key -Tcopy-mode-vi 'v' send -X begin-selection
-bind-key -Tcopy-mode-vi 'y' send -X copy-pipe-and-cancel "xclip -sel clip -i"
+
+# transfer copied text to attached terminal with yank
+bind-key -T copy-mode-vi y send-keys -X copy-pipe 'yank > #{pane_tty}'
+
+# transfer copied text to attached terminal with yank
+bind-key -T copy-mode-vi Y send-keys -X copy-pipe 'yank > #{pane_tty}'
+
+# transfer most-recently copied text to attached terminal with yank
+bind-key -n M-y run-shell 'tmux save-buffer - | yank > #{pane_tty}'
+
+# transfer previously copied text (chosen from a menu) to attached terminal
+bind-key -n M-Y choose-buffer 'run-shell "tmux save-buffer -b \"%%%\" - | yank > #{pane_tty}"'
 
 # Bind ']' to use pbpaste
 #bind ] run "pbpaste | tmux load-buffer - && tmux paste-buffer"