Python API

method libtmux latest

Window.rename_window

Rename window.

Source and package

Qualified name: libtmux.Window.rename_window
Module: libtmux
Declared in: Window
Package: libtmux
Source: src/libtmux/window.py
Other languages: Perlmethod Erlang PowerShell Julia Elixir Haskell Common Lisp RubyLuaTypeScriptRustGoJavaC#C++Swift Kotlin Scala OCaml F# Clojure

rename_window (self, new_name: str) → Window method [source] ¶

Examples#

>>> window = session.active_window

>>> window.rename_window('My project')
Window(@1 1:My project, Session($1 ...))

>>> window.rename_window('New name')
Window(@1 1:New name, Session($1 ...))

Parameters

The tmux commands behind rename_window.

The C declarations in tmux that implement these commands.

Rename a window

Equivalents of Rename a window in other languages
Language	Equivalent
Ruby	`LibTmux::Window#rename`
Lua	`libtmux.Window:rename`
Erlang	`tmux_window:rename/2`
Haskell	No public Haskell equivalent is implemented; the current modules expose scalar values and version parsing.
TypeScript	`window.Window.rename`
Rust	`window.Window.rename`
Go	`tmux.Window.Rename`
Java	`io.github.libtmux.Window.rename`
C#	`LibTmux.Window.RenameAsync`
C++	`libtmux::Window::rename`
Swift	`Server.rename(_:to:)`
OCaml	`Libtmux_unix.Client.rename_window`
Perl	`LibTmux::Server::rename_window` Explicit Server operation. Captured entities remain local observations; use a new snapshot to observe changes.

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