Python API

method libtmux latest

Window.previous_layout

Cycle to the previous layout via $ tmux previous-layout.

Source and package

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

previous_layout (self) → Window method [source] ¶

Description#

>>> pane1 = window.active_pane
>>> pane2 = window.split()
>>> window.previous_layout()
Window(...)

The tmux commands behind previous_layout.

The C declarations in tmux that implement these commands.

Apply a window's previous layout preset

Equivalents of Apply a window's previous layout preset in other languages
Language	Equivalent
Haskell	No public Haskell equivalent is implemented; the current modules expose scalar values and version parsing.
TypeScript	`window.Window.previousLayout`
Rust	`window.Window.previous_layout`
Go	`tmux.Window.PreviousLayout`
Java	`Window.applyLayout` restores a named layout; there is no previous step
C#	`LibTmux.Window.SelectPreviousLayoutAsync`
C++	`libtmux::Window::previous_layout`
Swift	`Server.previousLayout(_:)`
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#.