# allow-rename

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

> Allow programs in the pane to change the window name using a terminal escape sequence (\ek...\e\\).

option tmux3.7c

Allow programs in the pane to change the window name using a terminal escape sequence (\ek...\e\\\\).

* Scope

  window, pane

* Type

  Flag (on or off)

* Default

  `off`

* Set

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

* Read

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

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

Allow programs in the pane to change the window name using a terminal escape sequence (\ek...\e\\\\).

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

* [tmux 3.7c](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.7c/catalog/options/allow-rename/) : present
* [tmux 3.2a](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.2a/catalog/options/allow-rename/) : present

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

* Defined in

  [`options-table.c:1097`](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/options-table.c#L1097)

* 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-rename)

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

Library documentation that names this option.

* Rust

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

* Go

  [`tmux.GlobalWindowScope.SetAllowRename`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-globalwindowscope-setallowrename/), [`tmux.Pane.SetAllowRename`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-pane-setallowrename/), [`tmux.PaneOptionValues.AllowRename`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-paneoptionvalues-allowrename/), [`tmux.Window.SetAllowRename`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-window-setallowrename/), [`tmux.WindowOptionValues.AllowRename`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-windowoptionvalues-allowrename/)