# display-time

Source: https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/latest/catalog/options/display-time/

> Set the amount of time for which status line messages and other on-screen indicators are displayed.

option tmux3.7c

Set the amount of time for which status line messages and other on-screen indicators are displayed.

* Scope

  session

* Type

  Number

* Default

  `750`

* Values

  0 to 2147483647 milliseconds

* Set

  [`set-option`](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/latest/manual/set-option/) `display-time value`

* Read

  [`show-options`](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/latest/manual/show-options/) `display-time`

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

Set the amount of time for which status line messages and other on-screen indicators are displayed. If set to 0, messages and indicators are displayed until a key is pressed. `time` is in milliseconds.

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

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

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

* Defined in

  [`options-table.c:660`](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/options-table.c#L660)

* 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-display-time)

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

Library documentation that names this option.

* Rust

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

* Go

  [`tmux.DisplayMessageRequest.Delay`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-displaymessagerequest-delay/), [`tmux.GlobalSessionScope.SetDisplayTime`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-globalsessionscope-setdisplaytime/), [`tmux.Session.SetDisplayTime`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-session-setdisplaytime/), [`tmux.SessionOptionValues.DisplayTime`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-sessionoptionvalues-displaytime/)