# monitor-bell

Source: https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.2a/catalog/options/monitor-bell/

> Monitor for a bell in the window.

option tmux3.2a

Monitor for a bell in the window.

* Scope

  window

* Type

  Flag (on or off)

* Default

  `on`

* Set

  [`set-option`](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.2a/manual/set-option/) `-w monitor-bell value`

* Read

  [`show-options`](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.2a/manual/show-options/) `-w monitor-bell`

## Description[#](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.2a/catalog/options/monitor-bell/#description)

Monitor for a bell in the window. Windows with a bell are highlighted in the status line.

## Releases[#](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.2a/catalog/options/monitor-bell/#releases)

* [tmux 3.7c](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.7c/catalog/options/monitor-bell/) : present
* [tmux 3.2a](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.2a/catalog/options/monitor-bell/) : present

## Source[#](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.2a/catalog/options/monitor-bell/#source)

* Defined in

  [`options-table.c:876`](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/3b929f332aafa7f1080eacc31feb11ffbb1d1841/options-table.c#L876)

* C source reference

  [`options_table`](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.2a/reference/c-variable-options_table/)

* CLI Manual

  [Original manual entry](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.2a/manual/full/#options-monitor-bell)

## Used by[#](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.2a/catalog/options/monitor-bell/#used-by)

Library documentation that names this option.

* Rust

  [`options.generated.MONITOR_BELL`](https://libtmux.org/en/rs/latest/reference/options-generated-monitor_bell/)

* Go

  [`tmux.GlobalWindowScope.SetMonitorBell`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-globalwindowscope-setmonitorbell/), [`tmux.Window.SetMonitorBell`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-window-setmonitorbell/), [`tmux.WindowOptionValues.MonitorBell`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-windowoptionvalues-monitorbell/)

* C#

  [`LibTmux.Window.BellAlert`](https://libtmux.org/en/csharp/latest/reference/libtmux-window-bellalert/)