diff --git a/configs/.tmux.conf b/configs/.tmux.conf
index 7e1de0b..3a80729 100644
--- a/configs/.tmux.conf
+++ b/configs/.tmux.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# afx.tmux.conf 2017-2018
+# afx.tmux.conf 2017-2020
 
 # unbind all does not recover the default binds but we can list them 
 # and fill the 'gaps' with manual rebind in the conf file using this command:
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ setw -g mode-keys vi
 #setw -g mode-mouse off #tmux 1.9
 set-option -g mouse off #tmux 2.1
 
-bind-key r source-file ~/.tmux.conf \; display-message "] afx' .tmux.conf v7.3 (⌐■_■) ["
+bind-key r source-file ~/.tmux.conf \; display-message "] afx' .tmux.conf v8.1 (⌐■_■) ["
 bind-key R refresh-client
 
 bind-key : command-prompt
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ bind-key Escape copy-mode -u
 bind-key Up copy-mode -u
 
 bind-key | split-window -h
-bind-key \ split-window -h
+bind-key \\ split-window -h
 bind-key = split-window -v
 bind-key - split-window -v
 #bind-key < swap-window -t :-
@@ -95,35 +95,30 @@ set -g status-left ''
 # Basic status bar colors
 set -g status-fg colour240
 set -g status-bg colour233
+set -g status-style bright
 # Left side of status bar
-set -g status-left-bg colour233
-set -g status-left-fg colour243
 set -g status-left-length 40
 set -g status-left "#[fg=colour232,bg=colour39,bold] #I:#P #[fg=colour233,bg=colour240] #(id -nu) "
 # Right side of status bar
-set -g status-right-bg colour233
-set -g status-right-fg colour243
 set -g status-right-length 150
-set -g status-right "#[fg=colour235,bg=colour233]#[fg=colour240,bg=colour235] %H:%M:%S #[fg=colour240,bg=colour235]#[fg=colour233,bg=colour240] %d-%b-%y #[fg=colour245,bg=colour240]#[fg=colour232,bg=colour245,bold] v7.3 "
+set -g status-right "#[fg=colour235,bg=colour233]#[fg=colour240,bg=colour235] %H:%M:%S #[fg=colour240,bg=colour235]#[fg=colour233,bg=colour240] %d-%b-%y #[fg=colour245,bg=colour240]#[fg=colour232,bg=colour245,bold] v8.1 "
 # Window status
 set -g window-status-format " #I:#W#F "
 set -g window-status-current-format " #I:#W#F "
-# Current window status
-set -g window-status-current-bg colour39
-set -g window-status-current-fg colour232
 # Window with activity status
-set -g window-status-activity-bg colour75 # fg and bg are flipped here due to
-set -g window-status-activity-fg colour233 # a bug in tmux
+#set-window-option -g window-status-current-style bright
+set-window-option -g window-status-current-style fg=colour232
+set-window-option -g window-status-current-style bg=colour2
 # Window separator
 set -g window-status-separator ""
 # Window status alignment
 set -g status-justify centre
 # Pane border
-set -g pane-border-bg default
-set -g pane-border-fg colour238
+set-option -g pane-active-border-style bg=default
+set-option -g pane-active-border-style fg=colour238
 # Active pane border
-set -g pane-active-border-bg default
-set -g pane-active-border-fg colour39
+set-option -g pane-active-border-style bg=default
+set-option -g pane-active-border-style fg=colour39
 # Pane number indicator
 set -g display-panes-colour colour233
 set -g display-panes-active-colour colour245
@@ -131,11 +126,11 @@ set -g display-panes-active-colour colour245
 set -g clock-mode-colour colour39
 set -g clock-mode-style 24
 # Message
-set -g message-bg colour39
-set -g message-fg black
+set -g message-style bg=colour39
+set -g message-style fg=red
 # Command message
-set -g message-command-bg colour233
-set -g message-command-fg black
+set -g message-command-style bg=colour233
+set -g message-command-style fg=red
 # Mode
-set -g mode-bg colour39
-set -g mode-fg colour232
+set -g mode-style bg=colour39
+set -g mode-style fg=colour232