title: Tmux .tmux.conf doesn't load properly
body: <p>I'm a new Tmux user.
  I have a .tmux.conf file with a bunch of settings, but when I try to source the file it throws a bunch of errors.</p>
  
  <pre><code>############
  # Settings #
  ############
  # http://alexyu.se/content/2012/04/tmux-and-irssi-sitting-tree
  
  # Define default shell
  set -g default-command /bin/zsh
  
  # Start numbering at 1
  set -g base-index 1
  setw -g pane-base-index 1
  
  # Allows for faster key repetition
  set -s escape-time 0
  
  # Rather than constraining window size to the maximum size of any client
  # connected to the *session*, constrain window size to the maximum size of any
  # client connected to *that window*. Much more reasonable.
  setw -g aggressive-resize on
  
  # Activity monitoring
  setw -g monitor-activity on
  set -g visual-activity on
  
  # Status bar configuration
  set -g status-utf8 on
  set -g status-justify center
  set -g status-interval 60
  set -g status-left-length 40
  
  # Status bar data
  set -g status-left "#[fg=green]Session: #S #[fg=yellow]#I #[fg=cyan]#P"
  set -g status-right "#(~/battery Discharging) | #[fg=cyan]%d %b %R"
  
  # Enable the mouse
  setw -g mode-mouse on
  set -g mouse-select-pane on
  set -g mouse-resize-pane on
  set -g mouse-select-window on
  # setw -g mode-mouse off
  
  # Settings tmux for 256 colors
  set -g default-terminal "screen-256color"
  
  # enable vi keys.
  setw -g mode-keys vi
  
  ################
  # Key bindings #
  ################
  
  # C-b is not acceptable -- Vim uses it
  set-option -g prefix C-a
  unbind C-b
  bind-key a last-window
  
  # reload source file
  bind r source-file ~/.tmux.conf \; display "Reloaded!"
  
  # Allows us to use C-a a &lt;command&gt; to send commands
  # to a TMUX session inside another TMUX session
  bind-key C-a send-prefix
  
  # Vertical and horizontal splitting
  bind | split-window -h
  bind - split-window -v
  
  # Home row movement between panes
  bind h select-pane -L
  bind j select-pane -D
  bind k select-pane -U
  bind l select-pane -R
  
  # Cycle through windows
  bind -r C-h select-window -t :-
  bind -r C-l select-window -t :+
  
  # Resizing Panes
  bind -r H resize-pane -L 5
  bind -r J resize-pane -D 5
  bind -r K resize-pane -U 5
  bind -r L resize-pane -R 5
  
  # Open panes in the same directory using the tmux-panes script
  unbind v
  unbind h
  bind v send-keys " ~/tmux-panes -h" C-m
  bind h send-keys " ~/tmux-panes -v" C-m
  
  # Maximize and restore a pane
  unbind Up
  bind Up new-window -d -n tmp \; swap-pane -s tmp.1 \; select-window -t tmp
  unbind Down
  bind Down last-window \; swap-pane -s tmp.1 \; kill-window -t tmp
  
  # vi like keybindings
  unbind [
  bind Escape copy-mode
  unbind p
  bind p paste-buffer
  bind -t vi-copy 'v' begin-selection
  bind -t vi-copy 'y' copy-selection
  
  # copy and paste with system clipboard using xclip
  bind C-c run "tmux save-buffer - | xclip -i -sel clipboard"
  bind C-v run "tmux set-buffer \"$(xclip -o -sel clipboard)\"; tmux paste-buffer"
  
  # Pipe the current pane to a log file with Shift-H - Press Shift-H again to stop.
  bind-key H pipe-pane -o "cat &gt;&gt;$HOME/#W-tmux.log" \; display-message "Toggled logging to $HOME/#W-tmux.log"
  
  # Sync panes - send what you're typing to other panes.
  bind C-s set-window-option synchronize-panes
  </code></pre>
  
  <p><strong>The errors I'm getting are these:</strong></p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>unknown option: pane-base-index</li>
  <li>bad value: on​</li>
  <li>unknown value: centre​</li>
  <li>value is invalid: 60​</li>
  <li>unknown command: ​bind</li>
  <li>unknown command: ​unbind</li>
  <li>unknown command: ​setw</li>
  <li>unknown command: ​set</li>
  </ul>