diff --git a/dot_bin/executable_bootstrap_pkgs b/dot_bin/executable_bootstrap_pkgs
index 1919301..65f733a 100644
--- a/dot_bin/executable_bootstrap_pkgs
+++ b/dot_bin/executable_bootstrap_pkgs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ run_yay() {
     r_pkgs=(r gcc-fortran texlive-bin tk)
     redshift_pkgs=(redshift)
     seafile_pkgs=(seafile-client)
-    urxvt_pkgs=(urxvt-tabbedex rxvt-unicode urxvt-perls)
+    urxvt_pkgs=(rxvt-unicode urxvt-perls)
     zsh_pkgs=(zsh zsh-completions zsh-syntax-highlighting)
 
     ## AUR pkgs needed for spotify
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ run_yay() {
 run_makepkg() {
     ## these are all packages that have some personal customizations and/or are
     ## not in the AUR
+    ## TODO the clevo thingy requires a systemd file to turn on/off
     call_makepkg "clevo-xsm-wmi-dkms"
     call_makepkg "conky-lua"
     call_makepkg "spotify"
diff --git a/dot_bin/executable_tmuxctl b/dot_bin/executable_tmuxctl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d411887
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dot_bin/executable_tmuxctl
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+session_name=0
+
+if [[ -z "$1" ]]; then
+    echo "Need a command to perform"
+    exit 1
+elif [[ "$1" == "start" ]]; then
+    tmux new-session -s "$session_name" -d
+elif [[ "$1" == "stop" ]]; then
+    tmux kill-session -t "$session_name"
+else
+    echo 'Command must be either "start" or "stop"'
+    exit 1
+fi
+    
diff --git a/dot_config/X11/xinitrc b/dot_config/X11/xinitrc
index 3c3920d..21310ef 100644
--- a/dot_config/X11/xinitrc
+++ b/dot_config/X11/xinitrc
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ KEYS="$KEYS;Alt_R=space"
 KEYS="$KEYS;ISO_Level3_Shift=XF86Search"
 xman -t 500 "$KEYS" "^VirtualBox Machine$" &
 
+tmuxctl start
 greenclip daemon &
 redshift > /dev/null 2>&1 &
 dunst &
diff --git a/dot_config/X11/xresources b/dot_config/X11/xresources
index 14b2f44..ca1a2e0 100644
--- a/dot_config/X11/xresources
+++ b/dot_config/X11/xresources
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ URxvt.font: 		    	xft:DejaVu Sans Mono:size=11:autohint=false
 URxvt.boldfont:		    	xft:DejaVu Sans Mono Bold:size=11:autohint=false
 URxvt.fontItalic:	    	xft:DejaVu Sans Mono Oblique:size=11:autohint=false
 URxvt.fontBoldItalic:   	xft:DejaVu Sans Mono Bold Oblique:size=11:autohint=false
-URxvt.tabbedex.tabbar-fg: 	15
-URxvt.tabbedex.tabbar-bg: 	0
-URxvt.tabbedex.tab-fg:    	0
-URxvt.tabbedex.tab-bg:    	15
-URxvt.tabbedex.autohide:	true
-URxvt.tabbedex.title:		false
+! URxvt.tabbedex.tabbar-fg: 	15
+! URxvt.tabbedex.tabbar-bg: 	0
+! URxvt.tabbedex.tab-fg:    	0
+! URxvt.tabbedex.tab-bg:    	15
+! URxvt.tabbedex.autohide:	true
+! URxvt.tabbedex.title:		false
 
 URxvt.imLocale:         	en_US.UTF-8
 
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ URxvt.meta8:            	False
 
 URxvt.scrollBar:        	False
 
-URxvt.perl-ext-common:  	default,matcher,tabbedex,keyboard-select,selection-to-clipboard
+! URxvt.perl-ext-common:  	default,matcher,tabbedex,keyboard-select,selection-to-clipboard
+URxvt.perl-ext-common:  	default,matcher,keyboard-select,selection-to-clipboard
 
 URxvt.url-launcher:     	/usr/bin/xdg-open
 URxvt.matcher.button:   	1
@@ -75,10 +76,10 @@ URxvt.keysym.Control-C:        perl:clipboard:copy
 URxvt.keysym.Control-V:        perl:clipboard:paste
 URxvt.keysym.Control-B:        perl:clipboard:paste_escaped
 
-URxvt.keysym.Control-t: 			perl:tabbedex:new_tab
-URxvt.keysym.Control-Tab: 			perl:tabbedex:next_tab
-URxvt.keysym.Control-ISO_Left_Tab: 	perl:tabbedex:prev_tab
-URxvt.keysym.Control-Shift-Left: 	perl:tabbedex:move_tab_left
-URxvt.keysym.Control-Shift-Right: 	perl:tabbedex:move_tab_right
-URxvt.keysym.Control-Shift-R: 		perl:tabbedex:rename_tab
-URxvt.tabbed.no-tabbedex-keys: 		true
+! URxvt.keysym.Control-t: 			perl:tabbedex:new_tab
+! URxvt.keysym.Control-Tab: 			perl:tabbedex:next_tab
+! URxvt.keysym.Control-ISO_Left_Tab: 	perl:tabbedex:prev_tab
+! URxvt.keysym.Control-Shift-Left: 	perl:tabbedex:move_tab_left
+! URxvt.keysym.Control-Shift-Right: 	perl:tabbedex:move_tab_right
+! URxvt.keysym.Control-Shift-R: 		perl:tabbedex:rename_tab
+! URxvt.tabbed.no-tabbedex-keys: 		true
diff --git a/dot_config/tmux/tmux.conf.tmpl b/dot_config/tmux/tmux.conf.tmpl
index f6d687e..cf6de3a 100644
--- a/dot_config/tmux/tmux.conf.tmpl
+++ b/dot_config/tmux/tmux.conf.tmpl
@@ -16,17 +16,20 @@ bind r source-file $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/tmux/tmux.conf \; display "Config Reloaded"
 # session/client
 bind q detach-client
 bind l list-sessions
+set -g destroy-unattached off
 
 # window creation
-bind n new-window
+bind -n C-t new-window
 bind N command-prompt -I "#{window_name}" "rename-window '%%'"
 bind S command-prompt -I "#{session_name}" "rename-session '%%'"
 bind - split-window -v
 bind | split-window -h
 
 # window navigation
-bind -n M-Tab next-window
-bind -n M-BTab previous-window
+bind -n C-] next-window
+bind -n C-[ previous-window
+bind -n M-] swap-window -t +1 \; next-window
+bind -n M-[ swap-window -t -1 \; previous-window
 
 bind -n M-| choose-window "join-pane -h -t '%%'"
 bind -n M-- choose-window "join-pane -v -t '%%'"
diff --git a/dot_config/zsh/dot_zshrc.tmpl b/dot_config/zsh/dot_zshrc.tmpl
index a46241b..c46c643 100644
--- a/dot_config/zsh/dot_zshrc.tmpl
+++ b/dot_config/zsh/dot_zshrc.tmpl
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 ## User-specific Zsh config (on top of what is in /etc/zsh/zshrc)
 
+# turn off Ctrl-D so I don't accidently kill tmux
+setopt ignore_eof
+
 ## --------------------------------------------------
 # autocompletion
 ## --------------------------------------------------