diff --git a/bash_aliases b/bash_aliases
index a5f96e4..01ea0a4 100644
--- a/bash_aliases
+++ b/bash_aliases
@@ -64,3 +64,4 @@ if type "$docker" >  /dev/null; then
     alias docker-rm-untagged='docker rmi -f $(docker images | grep "^<none>" | awk "{print $3}")'
 fi
 
+alias tmux='tmux attach || tmux'
diff --git a/bashrc b/bashrc
index 606f3e8..ab5cff8 100644
--- a/bashrc
+++ b/bashrc
@@ -132,3 +132,8 @@ then
     source /usr/local/bin/virtualenvwrapper.sh
 fi
 export PATH=$PATH:/opt/mssql-tools/bin
+
+
+if [ -x /usr/games/cowsay -a -x /usr/games/fortune ]; then
+    fortune | cowsay
+fi
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 1279ca4..8053143 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 dir=~/dotfiles                    # dotfiles directory
 olddir=~/dotfiles_old             # old dotfiles backup directory
-files="zshrc bash_aliases bash_functions sqliterc"    # list of files/folders to symlink in homedir
+files="tmux.conf zshrc bash_aliases bash_functions sqliterc"    # list of files/folders to symlink in homedir
 
 ##########
 
@@ -51,10 +51,13 @@ sudo locale-gen "en_IE.UTF-8"
 curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_6.x | sudo -E bash -
 sudo add-apt-repository ppa:neovim-ppa/stable -y
 sudo apt update
-sudo apt install -y exuberant-ctags build-essential cmake python-dev python3-dev libssl-dev vim-youcompleteme autojump nodejs htop ncdu python-pip python3-pip byobu zsh vim-gtk python-setuptools neovim tree git-extras winbind
+sudo apt-get install -y exuberant-ctags build-essential cmake python-dev python3-dev libssl-dev vim-youcompleteme autojump nodejs htop ncdu python-pip python3-pip byobu zsh vim-gtk python-setuptools neovim tree git-extras cowsay fortune winbind
 sudo pip install --upgrade pip
 sudo pip install --upgrade neovim
 sudo pip3 install --upgrade neovim
+ln -s ~/.vim ~/.config/nvim
+ln -s ~/.vimrc ~/.config/nvim/init.vim
+
 sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/vi vi /usr/bin/nvim 60
 sudo update-alternatives --config vi
 sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/vim vim /usr/bin/nvim 60
@@ -77,5 +80,3 @@ vim +BundleInstall +qall
 
 git config --global user.email "fergal.moran@gmail.com"
 git config --global user.name "Fergal Moran"
-
-
diff --git a/tmux.conf b/tmux.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..805967e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tmux.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+# remap prefix to Control + a
+set -g prefix C-a
+# bind 'C-a C-a' to type 'C-a'
+# bind C-a send-prefix
+unbind C-b
+
+setw -g mode-keys vi
+
+
+######################
+### DESIGN CHANGES ###
+######################
+
+## Status bar design
+# status line
+set -g status-utf8 on
+set -g status-justify left
+set -g status-bg default
+set -g status-fg colour12
+set -g status-interval 2
+
+# messaging
+set -g message-fg black
+set -g message-bg yellow
+set -g message-command-fg blue
+set -g message-command-bg black
+
+#window mode
+setw -g mode-bg colour6
+setw -g mode-fg colour0
+
+# window status
+setw -g window-status-format " #F#I:#W#F "
+setw -g window-status-current-format " #F#I:#W#F "
+setw -g window-status-format "#[fg=magenta]#[bg=black] #I #[bg=cyan]#[fg=colour8] #W "
+setw -g window-status-current-format "#[bg=brightmagenta]#[fg=colour8] #I #[fg=colour8]#[bg=colour14] #W "
+setw -g window-status-current-bg colour0
+setw -g window-status-current-fg colour11
+setw -g window-status-current-attr dim
+setw -g window-status-bg green
+setw -g window-status-fg black
+setw -g window-status-attr reverse
+
+# Info on left (I don't have a session display for now)
+set -g status-left ''
+
+# loud or quiet?
+set-option -g visual-activity off
+set-option -g visual-bell off
+set-option -g visual-silence off
+set-window-option -g monitor-activity off
+set-option -g bell-action none
+
+set -g default-terminal "screen-256color"
+
+# The modes {
+setw -g clock-mode-colour colour135
+setw -g mode-attr bold
+setw -g mode-fg colour196
+setw -g mode-bg colour238
+
+# }
+# The panes {
+
+# split panes using | and -
+bind | split-window -h
+bind _ split-window -v
+unbind '"'
+unbind %
+bind k confirm kill-window
+bind K confirm kill-server
+bind < resize-pane -L 1
+bind > resize-pane -R 1
+bind - resize-pane -D 1
+bind + resize-pane -U 1
+bind r source-file ~/.tmux.conf
+
+# switch panes using Alt-arrow without prefix
+bind -n M-Left select-pane -L
+bind -n M-Right select-pane -R
+bind -n M-Up select-pane -U
+bind -n M-Down select-pane -D
+
+set -g pane-border-bg colour235
+set -g pane-border-fg colour238
+set -g pane-active-border-bg colour236
+set -g pane-active-border-fg colour51
+
+# Enable mouse control (clickable windows, panes, resizable panes)
+set -g mouse on
+set -g default-terminal "screen-256color"
+
+
+# }
+# The statusbar {
+
+set -g status-position bottom
+set -g status-bg colour234
+set -g status-fg colour137
+set -g status-attr dim
+set -g status-left ''
+set -g status-right '#[fg=colour233,bg=colour241,bold] %d/%m #[fg=colour233,bg=colour245,bold] %H:%M:%S '
+set -g status-right-length 50
+set -g status-left-length 20
+
+setw -g window-status-current-fg colour81
+setw -g window-status-current-bg colour238
+setw -g window-status-current-attr bold
+setw -g window-status-current-format ' #I#[fg=colour250]:#[fg=colour255]#W#[fg=colour50]#F '
+
+setw -g window-status-fg colour138
+setw -g window-status-bg colour235
+setw -g window-status-attr none
+setw -g window-status-format ' #I#[fg=colour237]:#[fg=colour250]#W#[fg=colour244]#F '
+
+setw -g window-status-bell-attr bold
+setw -g window-status-bell-fg colour255
+setw -g window-status-bell-bg colour1
+
+# }
+# The messages {
+
+set -g message-attr bold
+set -g message-fg colour232
+set -g message-bg colour166
+
+# }
diff --git a/zshrc b/zshrc
index 23b6133..409c0a3 100644
--- a/zshrc
+++ b/zshrc
@@ -84,3 +84,7 @@ export PATH=$PATH:/home/fergalm/dotfiles/bin
 
 source '/home/fergalm/lib/azure-cli/az.completion'
 source '/home/fergalm/dotfiles/.private.env'
+
+# If not running interactively, do not do anything
+#[[ $- != *i* ]] && return
+#[[ -z "$TMUX" ]] && exec tmux