# format_search

- **Language:** C
- **Kind:** function
- **Source:** https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/format.c#L4542
- **Page:** https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.7c/reference/c-function-format-c-format_search/

```c
static char * format_search(struct format_modifier *fm, struct window_pane *wp, const char *s)
```

## Parameters

- `fm` (`struct format_modifier *`)
- `wp` (`struct window_pane *`)
- `s` (`const char *`)

## Called by

- [`format_replace`](/en/tmux/3.7c/reference/c-function-format-c-format_replace/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/format.c#L5344)

## Calls

- [`xasprintf`](/en/tmux/3.7c/reference/c-function-xasprintf/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/format.c#L4553)

## Other function references

- [`window_pane_search`](/en/tmux/3.7c/reference/c-function-window_pane_search/) (function)

## Referenced declarations

- [`format_modifier.argc`](/en/tmux/3.7c/reference/c-struct-format_modifier-argc/) (attribute)
- [`format_modifier.argv`](/en/tmux/3.7c/reference/c-struct-format_modifier-argv/) (attribute)
- [`format_modifier`](/en/tmux/3.7c/reference/c-struct-format_modifier/) (struct)
- [`window_pane`](/en/tmux/3.7c/reference/c-struct-window_pane/) (struct)