# paste_buffer_data

- **Language:** C
- **Kind:** function
- **Source:** https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/3b929f332aafa7f1080eacc31feb11ffbb1d1841/paste.c#L98
- **Page:** https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.2a/reference/c-function-paste_buffer_data/

```c
const char * paste_buffer_data(struct paste_buffer *pb, size_t *size)
```

## Parameters

- `pb` (`struct paste_buffer *`)
- `size` (`size_t *`)

## Called by

- [`cmd_paste_buffer_exec`](/en/tmux/3.2a/reference/c-function-cmd-paste-buffer-c-cmd_paste_buffer_exec/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/3b929f332aafa7f1080eacc31feb11ffbb1d1841/cmd-paste-buffer.c#L84)
- [`cmd_save_buffer_exec`](/en/tmux/3.2a/reference/c-function-cmd-save-buffer-c-cmd_save_buffer_exec/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/3b929f332aafa7f1080eacc31feb11ffbb1d1841/cmd-save-buffer.c#L95)
- [`cmd_set_buffer_exec`](/en/tmux/3.2a/reference/c-function-cmd-set-buffer-c-cmd_set_buffer_exec/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/3b929f332aafa7f1080eacc31feb11ffbb1d1841/cmd-set-buffer.c#L108)
- [`format_cb_buffer_size`](/en/tmux/3.2a/reference/c-function-format-c-format_cb_buffer_size/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/3b929f332aafa7f1080eacc31feb11ffbb1d1841/format.c#L1207)
- [`input_osc_52`](/en/tmux/3.2a/reference/c-function-input-c-input_osc_52/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/3b929f332aafa7f1080eacc31feb11ffbb1d1841/input.c#L2651)
- [`status_prompt_paste`](/en/tmux/3.2a/reference/c-function-status-c-status_prompt_paste/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/3b929f332aafa7f1080eacc31feb11ffbb1d1841/status.c#L913)
- [`window_buffer_build`](/en/tmux/3.2a/reference/c-function-window-buffer-c-window_buffer_build/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/3b929f332aafa7f1080eacc31feb11ffbb1d1841/window-buffer.c#L182)
- [`window_buffer_draw`](/en/tmux/3.2a/reference/c-function-window-buffer-c-window_buffer_draw/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/3b929f332aafa7f1080eacc31feb11ffbb1d1841/window-buffer.c#L241)
- [`window_buffer_edit_close_cb`](/en/tmux/3.2a/reference/c-function-window-buffer-c-window_buffer_edit_close_cb/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/3b929f332aafa7f1080eacc31feb11ffbb1d1841/window-buffer.c#L457)
- [`window_buffer_search`](/en/tmux/3.2a/reference/c-function-window-buffer-c-window_buffer_search/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/3b929f332aafa7f1080eacc31feb11ffbb1d1841/window-buffer.c#L274)
- [`window_buffer_start_edit`](/en/tmux/3.2a/reference/c-function-window-buffer-c-window_buffer_start_edit/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/3b929f332aafa7f1080eacc31feb11ffbb1d1841/window-buffer.c#L489)
- [`window_copy_append_selection`](/en/tmux/3.2a/reference/c-function-window-copy-c-window_copy_append_selection/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/3b929f332aafa7f1080eacc31feb11ffbb1d1841/window-copy.c#L4165)

## Referenced declarations

- [`paste_buffer.data`](/en/tmux/3.2a/reference/c-struct-paste_buffer-data/) (attribute)
- [`paste_buffer`](/en/tmux/3.2a/reference/c-struct-paste_buffer/) (struct)
- [`paste_buffer.size`](/en/tmux/3.2a/reference/c-struct-paste_buffer-size/) (attribute)