# window-status-separator

Source: https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.2a/catalog/options/window-status-separator/

> Sets the separator drawn between windows in the status line.

option tmux3.2a

Sets the separator drawn between windows in the status line.

* Scope

  window

* Type

  Text

* Default

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* Set

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

* Read

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

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

Sets the separator drawn between windows in the status line. The default is a single space character.

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

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

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

* Defined in

  [`options-table.c:1058`](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/3b929f332aafa7f1080eacc31feb11ffbb1d1841/options-table.c#L1058)

* 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-window-status-separator)

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

Library documentation that names this option.

* Rust

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

* Go

  [`tmux.GlobalWindowScope.SetWindowStatusSeparator`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-globalwindowscope-setwindowstatusseparator/), [`tmux.Window.SetWindowStatusSeparator`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-window-setwindowstatusseparator/), [`tmux.WindowOptionValues.WindowStatusSeparator`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-windowoptionvalues-windowstatusseparator/)