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option tmux3.7c

escape-time

Set the time in milliseconds for which tmux waits after an escape is input to determine if it is part of a function or meta key sequences.

Scope
server
Type
Number
Default
10
Values
0 to 2147483647 milliseconds
Set
set-option -s escape-time value
Read
show-options -s escape-time

Description#

Set the time in milliseconds for which tmux waits after an escape is input to determine if it is part of a function or meta key sequences.

Releases#

Source#

Defined in
options-table.c:365
C source reference
options_table
CLI Manual
Original manual entry

Used by#

Library documentation that names this option.

Rust
options.generated.ESCAPE_TIME
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tmux.Server.SetEscapeTime, tmux.ServerOptionValues.EscapeTime
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