# tmux.Server.ShowMessages

- **Module:** tmux.Server
- **Package:** github.com/libtmux/libtmux-go/tmux
- **Language:** Go
- **Kind:** method
- **Source:** https://github.com/libtmux/libtmux-go/blob/5f808882015a975a65acc7f9da5b3ff0d5cbdc91/tmux/server_keys.go#L216
- **Page:** https://libtmux.org/reference/go/tmux-server-showmessages/

```
tmux.Server.ShowMessages(ctx: context.Context, request: ShowMessagesRequest) -> ([]string, error)
```

ShowMessages returns an owned snapshot of the tmux message log, terminal capabilities, job summary, or both terminal and job summaries. A zero TargetClient selects tmux's current client; a list failure is returned rather than answered with no rows.