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Is there any command that I can use to completely remove tmux and other related files such as tmux.conf, etc? Hopefully, I do not have to delete it manually.

I need to install a new copy of tmux in my arch linux so that I can get a fresh tmux.conf file.

Thanks.

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  • According to the wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/pacman#Removing_packages site pacman -Rn tmux will delete tmux and not keep configuration files around. Note that these are system configuration files, it will not alter or delete any personal configuration files. Linux programs generally work without a personal configuration file unless it is needed to specify remote user accounts.
    – icarus
    Jan 9, 2017 at 10:08
  • tmux doesn't ship with a sample config file, so reinstalling will leave you no better off...
    – jasonwryan
    Jan 10, 2017 at 6:53
  • Thanks guys for the feedbacks. I have tried but it didnt work. Before I posted this, I did try pacman -Rc tmux but to no avail.
    – goddar
    Jan 13, 2017 at 7:01
  • If tmux is not provided with a default tmux.conf file, how is it then ctrl-b is able to work right after installation? If that is the case, I do not have to remove tmux, but instead I just have to delete all contents in tmux.conf. Am I right?
    – goddar
    Jan 13, 2017 at 7:03

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Running pacman -Rn tmux, will not remove your tmux.conf file(s). If you know their location (should be /etc/tmux.conf and / or ~/.tmux.conf) just delete them and create new one(s). If you do not know the location(s) I recommend either of two options: 1) find your tmux.conf using mlocate, then delete and replace it per your needs or 2) create a new tmux.config and pass -f new.config.file.location to tmux.

1) pacman -Syu mlocate

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locate tmux.conf

Then either modify tmux.conf or delete it and create a new one.

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2) create ~/.tmux.conf then run tmux -f ~/.tmux.conf

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  • Hi, thanks for your feedback. Could you please refer to my comments above? Maybe you could give some input.
    – goddar
    Jan 13, 2017 at 7:04
  • Your last comment above is correct. Without a config file it apparently just uses a set of defaults. So, if you delete your tmux.conf file or replace it with an empty one, you will be "starting from scratch". FYI, you might be interested in this link.
    – airhuff
    Jan 13, 2017 at 7:19
  • Yup, I've seen that site before. It's just that I was wondering whether it is possible to remove all files with a single command and whether installing a new tmux comes with a new default tmux.conf file. Thanks @airhuff
    – goddar
    Jan 13, 2017 at 7:33
  • And you'll probably have to reboot, too.
    – yPhil
    Jan 4, 2021 at 14:41

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