# show_option

Source: https://libtmux.org/en/java/latest/mcp/tools/show_option/

> Reads one named tmux option. Read configured tmux commands; accepts no client-supplied executable input. Returned values may contain executable configuration.

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Reads one named tmux option. Read configured tmux commands; accepts no client-supplied executable input. Returned values may contain executable configuration.

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## Arguments

* `effective` optional · boolean

  Include an inherited value. Defaults to true.

  Default: `true`.

* `name` required · string

  The exact option name.

* `scope` optional · string

  global, server, session, window or pane.

* `target` optional · string

  Required for session scope (an ID such as $1, or a name), window scope (@1) and pane scope (%1).

## Schemas

The schema defines required fields, nested values, defaults, and validation constraints.

Input schema

```json
{
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "effective": {
      "default": true,
      "description": "Include an inherited value. Defaults to true.",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "name": {
      "description": "The exact option name.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "scope": {
      "description": "global, server, session, window or pane.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "target": {
      "description": "Required for session scope (an ID such as $1, or a name), window scope (@1) and pane scope (%1).",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "name"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}
```

Output schema

```json
{
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "name": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "scope": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "target": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "value": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "scope",
    "target",
    "name",
    "value"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}
```

Tool annotations

```json
{
  "destructiveHint": true,
  "idempotentHint": false,
  "openWorldHint": true,
  "readOnlyHint": false,
  "title": "Show one option"
}
```