# allow-passthrough

Source: https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/latest/catalog/options/allow-passthrough/

> Allow programs in the pane to bypass tmux using a terminal escape sequence (\ePtmux;...\e\\).

option tmux3.7c

Allow programs in the pane to bypass tmux using a terminal escape sequence (\ePtmux;...\e\\\\).

* Scope

  window, pane

* Type

  Choice

* Default

  `off`

* Values

  `off` `on` `all`

* Set

  [`set-option`](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/latest/manual/set-option/) `-w allow-passthrough value`

* Read

  [`show-options`](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/latest/manual/show-options/) `-w allow-passthrough`

## Description[#](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/latest/catalog/options/allow-passthrough/#description)

Allow programs in the pane to bypass `tmux` using a terminal escape sequence (\ePtmux;...\e\\\\). If set to `on`, passthrough sequences will be allowed only if the pane is visible. If set to `all`, they will be allowed even if the pane is invisible.

## Releases[#](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/latest/catalog/options/allow-passthrough/#releases)

* [tmux 3.7c](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.7c/catalog/options/allow-passthrough/) : present
* tmux 3.2a : not present

## Source[#](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/latest/catalog/options/allow-passthrough/#source)

* Defined in

  [`options-table.c:1086`](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/options-table.c#L1086)

* C source reference

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

* CLI Manual

  [Original manual entry](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/latest/manual/full/#options-allow-passthrough)

## Used by[#](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/latest/catalog/options/allow-passthrough/#used-by)

Library documentation that names this option.

* Rust

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

* Go

  [`tmux.AllowPassthrough`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-allowpassthrough/), [`tmux.GlobalWindowScope.SetAllowPassthrough`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-globalwindowscope-setallowpassthrough/), [`tmux.Pane.SetAllowPassthrough`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-pane-setallowpassthrough/), [`tmux.PaneOptionValues.AllowPassthrough`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-paneoptionvalues-allowpassthrough/), [`tmux.Window.SetAllowPassthrough`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-window-setallowpassthrough/), [`tmux.WindowOptionValues.AllowPassthrough`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-windowoptionvalues-allowpassthrough/)