Python API

method libtmux latest

Window.respawn

Respawn the window process via $ tmux respawn-window.

Source and package

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

Examples#

>>> window = session.new_window(window_name='respawn_test')
>>> window.respawn(kill=True, shell='sh')

Parameters

shell (str | None) # – Shell command to run in the respawned window.
start_directory (StrPath | None) # – Working directory for the respawned window (-c flag).
environment (dict[str, str] | None) # – Environment variables (-e flag).
kill (bool | None) # – Kill the current process before respawning (-k flag). Required if the window is still active.

The tmux commands behind respawn.

The C declarations in tmux that implement these commands.

Restart the command in a window's active pane

Equivalents of Restart the command in a window's active pane in other languages
Language	Equivalent
Ruby	`LibTmux::Window#respawn`
Lua	`libtmux.Window:respawn`
Erlang	`tmux_window:respawn/2`
Haskell	No public Haskell equivalent is implemented; the current modules expose scalar values and version parsing.
TypeScript	`window.Window.respawn`
Rust	`window.Window.respawn`
Go	`tmux.Window.Respawn`
Java	`io.github.libtmux.Window.respawn`
C#	`LibTmux.Window.RespawnAsync`
C++	no equivalent on `Window`
Swift	no equivalent on `Window`
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 PowerShell, Julia, Elixir, Common Lisp, Clojure, Kotlin, Scala or F#.