# LibTmux::Server.explain

- **Module:** LibTmux
- **Package:** LibTmux
- **Language:** Raku
- **Kind:** method
- **Source:** https://github.com/libtmux/libtmux-raku/blob/e76160bcce6e03976d49424da15b7c31afb2c68e/lib/LibTmux/Server.rakumod#L392
- **Page:** https://libtmux.org/en/raku/latest/reference/libtmux-server-explain/

```
method explain(Mu $entity, Mu :$where = Map.new, Mu :$pushdown = 'auto', *%unknown --> Plan:D)
```

Observe capabilities and explain an explicit source query without executing its listing.

Observe capabilities and explain an explicit source query without executing its listing.

## Parameters

- `$entity` (`Mu`)
- `$where?` (`Mu`)
- `$pushdown?` (`Mu`)
- `%unknown`

## tmux command

The tmux commands behind `explain`.

- [`run-shell`](/en/tmux/latest/manual/run-shell/)

## tmux C API

The C declarations in tmux that implement these commands.

- [`cmd_run_shell_entry`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-variable-cmd_run_shell_entry/) (attribute)
- [`cmd_run_shell_exec`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-cmd-run-shell-c-cmd_run_shell_exec/) (function)