Python API

method libtmux latest

Pane.cmd

Execute tmux subcommand within pane context.

Source and package

Qualified name: libtmux.Pane.cmd
Module: libtmux
Declared in: Pane
Package: libtmux
Source: src/libtmux/pane.py
Other languages: Perl Erlang PowerShell Julia Elixir Haskell Common Lisp Ruby Lua TypeScriptRustGo Java C# C++ Swift Kotlin Scala OCaml F# Clojure

cmd ( self, cmd: str, args: t.Any, target: str | int | None = None, ) → tmux_cmd method [source] ¶

Description#

Automatically binds target by adding -t for object's pane ID to the command. Pass target to keyword arguments to override.

Examples#

>>> pane.cmd('split-window', '-P').stdout[0]
'libtmux...:...'

From raw output to an enriched Pane object:

>>> Pane.from_pane_id(pane_id=pane.cmd(
... 'split-window', '-P', '-F#{pane_id}').stdout[0], server=pane.server)
Pane(%... Window(@... ...:..., Session($1 libtmux_...)))

Parameters

cmd (str) #
args (t.Any) #
target (str | int | None) # – Optional custom target override. By default, the target is the pane ID.

Returns

server.cmd

In other ports#

Run a tmux command addressed at a pane

Equivalents of Run a tmux command addressed at a pane in other languages
Language	Equivalent
Haskell	No public Haskell equivalent is implemented; the current modules expose scalar values and version parsing.
TypeScript	`pane.Pane.cmd`
Rust	`pane.Pane.cmd`
Go	`tmux.Pane.Cmd`
Java	no equivalent on `Pane`
C#	no equivalent on `Pane`
C++	no equivalent on `Pane`
Swift	no equivalent on `Pane`
OCaml	No direct public OCaml equivalent is recorded for this operation.
Perl	No dedicated equivalent in the selected Perl surface. Explicit Server::cmd remains available for native tmux commands.

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

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