tmux choose-client

tmux choose-client [-NrZ] [-F format] [-f filter] [-K key-format] [-O sort-order] [-t target-pane] [template]

Put a pane into client mode, allowing a client to be selected interactively from a list. Each client is shown on one line. A shortcut key is shown on the left in brackets allowing for immediate choice, or the list may be navigated and an item chosen or otherwise manipulated using the keys below. -Z zooms the pane. -y disables any confirmation prompts. The following keys may be used in client mode:

Key	Function
Enter	Choose selected client
Up	Select previous client
Down	Select next client
C-s	Search by name
n	Repeat last search forwards
N	Repeat last search backwards
t	Toggle if client is tagged
T	Tag no clients
C-t	Tag all clients
d	Detach selected client
D	Detach tagged clients
x	Detach and HUP selected client
X	Detach and HUP tagged clients
z	Suspend selected client
Z	Suspend tagged clients
f	Enter a format to filter items
O	Change sort order
r	Reverse sort order
v	Toggle preview
F1 or C-h	Display help
q	Exit mode

After a client is chosen, ‘%%’ is replaced by the client name in template and the result executed as a command. If template is not given, "detach-client -t '%%'" is used.

-O specifies the initial sort order: one of ‘name’, ‘size’, ‘creation’ (time), or ‘activity’ (time). -r reverses the sort order. -f specifies an initial filter: the filter is a format - if it evaluates to zero, the item in the list is not shown, otherwise it is shown. If a filter would lead to an empty list, it is ignored. -F specifies the format for each item in the list and -K a format for each shortcut key; both are evaluated once for each line. -N starts without the preview or if given twice with the larger preview. This command works only if at least one client is attached.

Copyright (c) 2007 Nicholas Marriott <nicholas.marriott@gmail.com>

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