# copy-mode-position-format

Source: https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.7c/catalog/options/copy-mode-position-format/

> Format of the position indicator in copy mode.

option tmux3.7c

Format of the position indicator in copy mode.

* Scope

  window, pane

* Type

  Text

* Default

  Show the default

  ```
  #[align=right]#{t/p:top_line_time}#{?#{e|>:#{top_line_time},0}, ,}[#{copy_position}/#{copy_position_limit}]#{?search_timed_out, (timed out),#{?search_count, (#{search_count}#{?search_count_partial,+,} results),}}
  ```

* Set

  [`set-option`](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.7c/manual/set-option/) `-w copy-mode-position-format value`

* Read

  [`show-options`](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.7c/manual/show-options/) `-w copy-mode-position-format`

## Description[#](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.7c/catalog/options/copy-mode-position-format/#description)

Format of the position indicator in copy mode.

## Releases[#](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.7c/catalog/options/copy-mode-position-format/#releases)

* [tmux 3.7c](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.7c/catalog/options/copy-mode-position-format/) : present
* tmux 3.2a : not present

## Source[#](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.7c/catalog/options/copy-mode-position-format/#source)

* Defined in

  [`options-table.c:1178`](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/options-table.c#L1178)

* C source reference

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

* CLI Manual

  [Original manual entry](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.7c/manual/full/#options-copy-mode-position-format)

## Used by[#](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.7c/catalog/options/copy-mode-position-format/#used-by)

Library documentation that names this option.

* Rust

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

* Go

  [`tmux.GlobalWindowScope.SetCopyModePositionFormat`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-globalwindowscope-setcopymodepositionformat/), [`tmux.Pane.SetCopyModePositionFormat`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-pane-setcopymodepositionformat/), [`tmux.PaneOptionValues.CopyModePositionFormat`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-paneoptionvalues-copymodepositionformat/), [`tmux.Window.SetCopyModePositionFormat`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-window-setcopymodepositionformat/), [`tmux.WindowOptionValues.CopyModePositionFormat`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-windowoptionvalues-copymodepositionformat/)