C++ API

method libtmux-cxx latest

Window.select

Source and package

Qualified name: libtmux::Window::select
Namespace: libtmux
Declared in: Window
Package: libtmux-cxx
Source: include/libtmux/entities.hpp
Other languages: Perlmethod Erlangfunction PowerShell Julia Elixir Haskell Common Lisp Python Ruby LuaTypeScriptRustGoJavaC#Swift Kotlin Scala OCaml F# Clojure

[[C++ nodiscard attributeAsks the compiler to warn when a result is discarded. An explicit cast to void acknowledges that the result is intentionally ignored.Language documentation]] expected<void, CommandFailure> select() const; method readonly [source] ¶

tmux command#

The tmux commands behind select.

The C declarations in tmux that implement these commands.

Make a window active

Equivalents of Make a window active in other languages
Language	Equivalent
Python	`libtmux.Window.select`
Lua	`libtmux.WindowLink:select`
Erlang	`tmux_window_link:select/1` Selects a captured membership in its session.
Haskell	No public Haskell equivalent is implemented; the current modules expose scalar values and version parsing.
TypeScript	`window.Window.select`
Rust	`window.Window.select`
Go	`tmux.Window.Select`
Java	`io.github.libtmux.Window.select`
C#	`LibTmux.Window.SelectAsync`
Swift	`Server.select(_:)`
OCaml	`Libtmux_unix.Client.select_window_at`
Perl	`LibTmux::Server::select_window` Requires an explicit WindowLink or session_id:index context; a physical window alone does not select a session placement.

No equivalent is recorded in Ruby, PowerShell, Julia, Elixir, Common Lisp, Clojure, Kotlin, Scala or F#.