# LibTmux::Model::PaneRef.capture

- **Module:** LibTmux::Model
- **Package:** LibTmux
- **Language:** Raku
- **Kind:** method
- **Source:** https://github.com/libtmux/libtmux-raku/blob/0b5dd3d32e20f83a0069874e33eab0eb48f55962/lib/LibTmux/Model.rakumod#L257
- **Page:** https://libtmux.org/en/raku/latest/reference/libtmux-model-paneref-capture/

```
method capture(Int :$start, Int :$end, Bool :$history = False,
                   Bool :$join-wrapped = False, Bool :$escape-sequences = False,
                   Bool :$escape-controls = False, Bool :$alternate = False,
                   Bool :$trailing-spaces = False --> Blob:D)
```

Acquire screen/history bytes with explicit bounds and whitespace options.

Acquire screen/history bytes with explicit bounds and whitespace options.

## Parameters

- `$start?` (`Int`)
- `$end?` (`Int`)
- `$history?` (`Bool`)
- `$join-wrapped?` (`Bool`)
- `$escape-sequences?` (`Bool`)
- `$escape-controls?` (`Bool`)
- `$alternate?` (`Bool`)
- `$trailing-spaces?` (`Bool`)

## tmux command

The tmux commands behind `capture`.

- [`capture-pane`](/en/tmux/latest/manual/capture-pane/)

## tmux C API

The C declarations in tmux that implement these commands.

- [`cmd_capture_pane_entry`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-variable-cmd_capture_pane_entry/) (attribute)
- [`cmd_capture_pane_exec`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-cmd-capture-pane-c-cmd_capture_pane_exec/) (function)

## In other ports

Read a pane’s visible contents

| Language | Equivalent |
| --- | --- |
| Python | [`libtmux.Pane.capture_pane`](/en/py/latest/reference/libtmux-pane-capture_pane/) (method) |
| Ruby | [`LibTmux::Pane#capture`](/en/ruby/latest/reference/libtmux-pane-capture/) (method) |
| Lua | [`libtmux.Pane:capture`](/en/lua/latest/reference/libtmux-pane-capture/) (method) |
| Erlang | [`tmux_pane:capture/2`](/en/erlang/latest/reference/tmux_pane-capture-2/) (function) |
| Haskell | No public Haskell equivalent is implemented; the current modules expose scalar values and version parsing. |
| TypeScript | [`pane.Pane.capture`](/en/ts/latest/reference/pane-pane-capture/) (method) |
| Rust | [`pane.Pane.capture`](/en/rs/latest/reference/pane-pane-capture/) (method) |
| Go | [`tmux.Pane.Capture`](/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-pane-capture/) (method) |
| Java | [`io.github.libtmux.Pane.capture`](/en/java/latest/reference/io-github-libtmux-pane-pane-capture/) (method) |
| Clojure | [`libtmux.core/capture!`](/en/clojure/latest/reference/libtmux-core-capture/) (function) |
| Kotlin | [`io.github.libtmux.kotlin.Pane.capture`](/en/kotlin/latest/reference/io-github-libtmux-kotlin-pane-capture/) (method) |
| Scala | [`io.github.libtmux.scaladsl.Pane.capture`](/en/scala/latest/reference/io-github-libtmux-scaladsl-pane-capture/) (method) |
| C# | [`LibTmux.Pane.CaptureAsync`](/en/csharp/latest/reference/libtmux-pane-captureasync/) (method) |
| F# | [`LibTmux.FSharp.Pane.capture`](/en/fsharp/latest/reference/libtmux-fsharp-pane-capture/) (function) |
| C++ | [`libtmux::Pane::capture`](/en/cxx/latest/reference/libtmux-pane-capture/) (method) |
| Swift | [`Server.capture(_:includingHistory:)`](/en/swift/latest/reference/server-capture(_-includinghistory-)/) (method) |
| OCaml | [`Libtmux_unix.Client.capture_text`](/en/ocaml/latest/reference/libtmux_unix-client-capture_text/) (function) |
| Perl | [`LibTmux::Server::capture_pane`](/en/perl/latest/reference/libtmux-server-capture_pane/) (method). Explicit Server operation. Captured entities remain local observations; use a new snapshot to observe changes. |

No equivalent is recorded in PowerShell, Julia, Elixir or Common Lisp.