# io.github.libtmux.Pane.Pane.respawn

- **Module:** io.github.libtmux.Pane.Pane
- **Package:** io.github.libtmux:libtmux
- **Language:** Java
- **Kind:** method
- **Source:** https://github.com/libtmux/libtmux-java/blob/842228310449e879ebcaa3f910597757c9dbffd6/libtmux/src/main/java/io/github/libtmux/Pane.java#L809
- **Page:** https://libtmux.org/en/java/latest/reference/io-github-libtmux-pane-pane-respawn/

```
io.github.libtmux.Pane.Pane.respawn() -> void
```

Kills whatever runs here and starts the pane's default command again.

tmux refuses to respawn a pane that is still running something, on every supported release,
so what is asked for is always the killing form. Restarting a live process is the whole point
of the call.