diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 76fbd35..b73e7f8 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -2,17 +2,14 @@ require 'rake'
 require 'fileutils'
 require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'bin', 'yadr', 'vundle')
 
-# TODO install for vim_instant_markdown
-
+# this has all the runcoms from this directory.
 task :link_files do
-  install_files(Dir.glob('git/*'))
-  install_files(Dir.glob('irb/*'))
-  install_files(Dir.glob('ruby/*'))
-  install_files(Dir.glob('ctags/*'))
-  install_files(Dir.glob('tmux/*'))
-  install_files(Dir.glob('vimify/*'))
-  install_files(Dir.glob('{vim,vimrc}'))
-  Rake::Task["install_prezto"].execute
+  install_files(Dir.glob('git/*')) if want_to_install?('git configs (color, aliases)')
+  install_files(Dir.glob('irb/*')) if want_to_install?('irb/pry configs (more colorful)')
+  install_files(Dir.glob('ruby/*')) if want_to_install?('rubygems config (faster/no docs)')
+  install_files(Dir.glob('ctags/*')) if want_to_install?('ctags config (better js/ruby support)')
+  install_files(Dir.glob('tmux/*')) if want_to_install?('tmux config')
+  install_files(Dir.glob('vimify/*')) if want_to_install?('vimification of command line tools')
 end
 
 desc "Hook our dotfiles into system-standard positions."
@@ -26,13 +23,7 @@ task :install => [:submodule_init, :submodules] do
   install_homebrew if RUBY_PLATFORM.downcase.include?("darwin")
   install_rvm_binstubs
 
-  # this has all the runcoms from this directory.
-  install_files(Dir.glob('git/*')) if want_to_install?('git configs (color, aliases)')
-  install_files(Dir.glob('irb/*')) if want_to_install?('irb/pry configs (more colorful)')
-  install_files(Dir.glob('ruby/*')) if want_to_install?('rubygems config (faster/no docs)')
-  install_files(Dir.glob('ctags/*')) if want_to_install?('ctags config (better js/ruby support)')
-  install_files(Dir.glob('tmux/*')) if want_to_install?('tmux config')
-  install_files(Dir.glob('vimify/*')) if want_to_install?('vimification of command line tools')
+  Rake::Task["link_files"].execute
   if want_to_install?('vim configuration (highly recommended)')
     install_files(Dir.glob('{vim,vimrc}'))
     Rake::Task["install_vundle"].execute
diff --git a/tmux/tmux.conf b/tmux/tmux.conf
index cde5c09..9cd398f 100644
--- a/tmux/tmux.conf
+++ b/tmux/tmux.conf
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+# List of plugins
+set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tpm'
+set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tmux-sensible'
+set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tmux-yank'
+
 # Ring the bell if any background window rang a bell
 set -g bell-action any
 
@@ -91,3 +96,7 @@ bind r source-file ~/.tmux.conf \; display "Reloaded!"
 
 # Local config
 if-shell "[ -f ~/.tmux.conf.user ]" 'source ~/.tmux.conf.user'
+
+set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tmux-yank'
+
+run '~/.tmux/plugins/tpm/tpm'
diff --git a/tmux/tmux/plugins/tmux-sensible b/tmux/tmux/plugins/tmux-sensible
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..526110e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tmux/tmux/plugins/tmux-sensible
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 526110eb9b60825d3276afba97ffa4cedb4b0ab9
diff --git a/tmux/tmux/plugins/tmux-yank b/tmux/tmux/plugins/tmux-yank
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..feb9611
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tmux/tmux/plugins/tmux-yank
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit feb9611b7d1c323ca54cd8a5111a53e3e8265b59
diff --git a/tmux/tmux/plugins/tpm b/tmux/tmux/plugins/tpm
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..c8ac32a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tmux/tmux/plugins/tpm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit c8ac32a085d382c43190bda4fb5972e531f501fd