# cmd_set_buffer_exec

- **Language:** C
- **Kind:** function
- **Source:** https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/3b929f332aafa7f1080eacc31feb11ffbb1d1841/cmd-set-buffer.c#L56
- **Page:** https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.2a/reference/c-function-cmd-set-buffer-c-cmd_set_buffer_exec/

tmux command: [`delete-buffer`](/en/tmux/3.2a/manual/delete-buffer/)

tmux command: [`set-buffer`](/en/tmux/3.2a/manual/set-buffer/)

```c
static enum cmd_retval cmd_set_buffer_exec(struct cmd *, struct cmdq_item *)
```

## Parameters

- `self` (`struct cmd *`)
- `item` (`struct cmdq_item *`)

## Calls

- [`args_get`](/en/tmux/3.2a/reference/c-function-args_get/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/3b929f332aafa7f1080eacc31feb11ffbb1d1841/cmd-set-buffer.c#L65)
- [`args_has`](/en/tmux/3.2a/reference/c-function-args_has/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/3b929f332aafa7f1080eacc31feb11ffbb1d1841/cmd-set-buffer.c#L82)
- [`cmd_get_args`](/en/tmux/3.2a/reference/c-function-cmd_get_args/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/3b929f332aafa7f1080eacc31feb11ffbb1d1841/cmd-set-buffer.c#L58)
- [`cmd_get_entry`](/en/tmux/3.2a/reference/c-function-cmd_get_entry/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/3b929f332aafa7f1080eacc31feb11ffbb1d1841/cmd-set-buffer.c#L71)
- [`cmdq_error`](/en/tmux/3.2a/reference/c-function-cmdq_error/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/3b929f332aafa7f1080eacc31feb11ffbb1d1841/cmd-set-buffer.c#L75)
- [`cmdq_get_target_client`](/en/tmux/3.2a/reference/c-function-cmdq_get_target_client/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/3b929f332aafa7f1080eacc31feb11ffbb1d1841/cmd-set-buffer.c#L59)
- [`paste_buffer_data`](/en/tmux/3.2a/reference/c-function-paste_buffer_data/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/3b929f332aafa7f1080eacc31feb11ffbb1d1841/cmd-set-buffer.c#L108)
- [`paste_free`](/en/tmux/3.2a/reference/c-function-paste_free/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/3b929f332aafa7f1080eacc31feb11ffbb1d1841/cmd-set-buffer.c#L78)
- [`paste_get_name`](/en/tmux/3.2a/reference/c-function-paste_get_name/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/3b929f332aafa7f1080eacc31feb11ffbb1d1841/cmd-set-buffer.c#L69)
- [`paste_get_top`](/en/tmux/3.2a/reference/c-function-paste_get_top/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/3b929f332aafa7f1080eacc31feb11ffbb1d1841/cmd-set-buffer.c#L73)
- [`paste_rename`](/en/tmux/3.2a/reference/c-function-paste_rename/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/3b929f332aafa7f1080eacc31feb11ffbb1d1841/cmd-set-buffer.c#L89)
- [`paste_set`](/en/tmux/3.2a/reference/c-function-paste_set/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/3b929f332aafa7f1080eacc31feb11ffbb1d1841/cmd-set-buffer.c#L117)
- [`tty_set_selection`](/en/tmux/3.2a/reference/c-function-tty_set_selection/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/3b929f332aafa7f1080eacc31feb11ffbb1d1841/cmd-set-buffer.c#L124)
- [`xmalloc`](/en/tmux/3.2a/reference/c-function-xmalloc/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/3b929f332aafa7f1080eacc31feb11ffbb1d1841/cmd-set-buffer.c#L109)
- [`xrealloc`](/en/tmux/3.2a/reference/c-function-xrealloc/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/3b929f332aafa7f1080eacc31feb11ffbb1d1841/cmd-set-buffer.c#L113)

## Referenced by

- [`cmd_delete_buffer_entry`](/en/tmux/3.2a/reference/c-variable-cmd_delete_buffer_entry/) (attribute)
- [`cmd_set_buffer_entry`](/en/tmux/3.2a/reference/c-variable-cmd_set_buffer_entry/) (attribute)

## Referenced declarations

- [`args.argc`](/en/tmux/3.2a/reference/c-struct-args-argc/) (attribute)
- [`args.argv`](/en/tmux/3.2a/reference/c-struct-args-argv/) (attribute)
- [`cmd`](/en/tmux/3.2a/reference/c-struct-cmd/) (struct)
- [`cmd_delete_buffer_entry`](/en/tmux/3.2a/reference/c-variable-cmd_delete_buffer_entry/) (attribute)
- [`CMD_RETURN_ERROR`](/en/tmux/3.2a/reference/c-enum-cmd_retval-cmd_return_error/) (constant)
- [`CMD_RETURN_NORMAL`](/en/tmux/3.2a/reference/c-enum-cmd_retval-cmd_return_normal/) (constant)
- [`cmd_retval`](/en/tmux/3.2a/reference/c-enum-cmd_retval/) (enum)
- [`cmdq_item`](/en/tmux/3.2a/reference/c-struct-cmdq_item/) (struct)
- [`client.tty`](/en/tmux/3.2a/reference/c-struct-client-tty/) (attribute)