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Server.respawn(_:running:killingExisting:startDirectory:)

Restarts the command in a pane.

Source and package

Qualified name: Server.respawn(_:running:killingExisting:startDirectory:)
Declared in: Server
Package: libtmux-swift
Source: Sources/LibTmux/Navigation.swift

respawn( pane: Pane, running: [String], killingExisting: Bool, startDirectory: String? ) -> () method async [source] ¶

Description#

Parameters:
- pane: the pane to restart.
- command: what to run instead. Omitted, tmux repeats the command the pane was created with.
- killingExisting: replaces whatever is still running, rather than refusing while the pane is busy.
- startDirectory: where to start the replacement command.

Parameters

pane (Pane) #
running ([String]) #
killingExisting (Bool) #
startDirectory (String?) #

Raises

TmuxError

tmux command#

The tmux commands behind respawn(_:running:killingExisting:startDirectory:).

tmux C API#

The C declarations in tmux that implement these commands.

cmd_respawn_pane_entry cmd_respawn_pane_exec

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