# visual-silence

Source: https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.2a/catalog/options/visual-silence/

> If monitor-silence is enabled, prints a message after the interval has expired on a given window instead of sending a bell.

option tmux3.2a

If monitor-silence is enabled, prints a message after the interval has expired on a given window instead of sending a bell.

* Scope

  session

* Type

  Choice

* Default

  `off`

* Values

  `off` `on` `both`

* Set

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

* Read

  [`show-options`](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.2a/manual/show-options/) `visual-silence`

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

If [`monitor-silence`](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.2a/catalog/options/monitor-silence/) is enabled, prints a message after the interval has expired on a given window instead of sending a bell. If set to both, a bell and a message are produced.

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

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

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

* Defined in

  [`options-table.c:736`](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/3b929f332aafa7f1080eacc31feb11ffbb1d1841/options-table.c#L736)

* 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-visual-silence)

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

Library documentation that names this option.

* Rust

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

* Go

  [`tmux.GlobalSessionScope.SetVisualSilence`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-globalsessionscope-setvisualsilence/), [`tmux.Session.SetVisualSilence`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-session-setvisualsilence/), [`tmux.SessionOptionValues.VisualSilence`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-sessionoptionvalues-visualsilence/), [`tmux.VisualSilence`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-visualsilence/)