# LibTmux::Server#write_buffer

- **Module:** LibTmux
- **Package:** libtmux
- **Language:** Ruby
- **Kind:** method
- **Source:** https://github.com/libtmux/libtmux-ruby/blob/dcc9f8b5a6970144a9e7d80cd5f381d8f6198372/gems/libtmux/lib/libtmux/operations.rb#L54
- **Page:** https://libtmux.org/en/ruby/v0.1.0.alpha.2/reference/libtmux-server-write_buffer/

tmux command: [`set-buffer`](/en/tmux/latest/manual/set-buffer/)

```
def write_buffer: (
  name: ::String,
  data: ::String,
  ?timeout: ::Numeric,
  ?cancel: untyped
) -> ::LibTmux::CommandResult
```

Behavior: Buffers.

Behavior contract: Buffers.

## In other ports

### Put text into a paste buffer

- Python: [`libtmux.Server.set_buffer`](/en/py/latest/reference/libtmux-server-set_buffer/) (method)
- Lua: [`libtmux.Server:set_buffer`](/en/lua/latest/reference/libtmux-server-set_buffer/) (method)
- TypeScript: [`server.Server.setBuffer`](/en/ts/latest/reference/server-server-setbuffer/) (method)
- Rust: [`server.Server.set_buffer`](/en/rs/latest/reference/server-server-set_buffer/) (method)
- Go: [`tmux.Server.SetBuffer`](/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-server-setbuffer/) (method)
- C#: [`LibTmux.TmuxBuffers.SetAsync`](/en/csharp/latest/reference/libtmux-tmuxbuffers-setasync/) (method)
- C++: [`libtmux::Server::set_buffer`](/en/cxx/latest/reference/libtmux-server-set_buffer/) (method)
- Swift: [`Server.setBuffer(_:named:)`](/en/swift/latest/reference/server-setbuffer(_-named-)/) (method)