# LibTmux::WindowLink#display

- **Module:** LibTmux
- **Package:** libtmux
- **Language:** Ruby
- **Kind:** method
- **Source:** https://github.com/libtmux/libtmux-ruby/blob/da7b6191b9439e3c84fa1c9eeaa9168263ee7af4/gems/libtmux/lib/libtmux/entity.rb#L253
- **Page:** https://libtmux.org/en/ruby/v0.1.1/reference/libtmux-windowlink-display/

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

Behavior: Formats.

Behavior contract: Formats.

## Parameters

- `arg1` (`::String`)
- `timeout` (`::Numeric`)
- `cancel` (`untyped`)

## tmux command

The tmux commands behind `display`.

- [`display-message`](/en/tmux/latest/manual/display-message/)
- [`list-commands`](/en/tmux/latest/manual/list-commands/)
- [`show-options`](/en/tmux/latest/manual/show-options/)

## tmux C API

The C declarations in tmux that implement these commands.

- [`cmd_display_message_entry`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-variable-cmd_display_message_entry/) (attribute)
- [`cmd_display_message_exec`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-cmd-display-message-c-cmd_display_message_exec/) (function)
- [`cmd_list_commands_entry`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-variable-cmd_list_commands_entry/) (attribute)
- [`cmd_list_commands`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-cmd-list-commands-c-cmd_list_commands/) (function)
- [`cmd_show_options_entry`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-variable-cmd_show_options_entry/) (attribute)
- [`cmd_show_options_exec`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-cmd-show-options-c-cmd_show_options_exec/) (function)