# selection_mode

Source: https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.7c/catalog/formats/selection_mode/

> Selection mode

format variable tmux3.7c

Selection mode

* Type

  Text

* Usage

  `#{selection_mode}`

## Description[#](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.7c/catalog/formats/selection_mode/#description)

Selection mode

## Releases[#](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.7c/catalog/formats/selection_mode/#releases)

* [tmux 3.7c](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.7c/catalog/formats/selection_mode/) : present
* tmux 3.2a : not present

## Source[#](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.7c/catalog/formats/selection_mode/#source)

* Defined in

  [`window-copy.c:1015`](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/window-copy.c#L1015)

* C source reference

  [`format_table`](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.7c/reference/c-variable-format-c-format_table/)

* CLI Manual

  [Original manual entry](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.7c/manual/full/#selection_mode)