`extended-keys-format`

Selects one of the two possible formats for reporting modified keys to applications.

Scope: server
Type: Choice
Default: xterm
Values: csi-u xterm
Set: set-option -s extended-keys-format value
Read: show-options -s extended-keys-format

Description#

Selects one of the two possible formats for reporting modified keys to applications. This is the equivalent of the formatOtherKeysxterm(1) resource. For example, C-S-a will be reported as ‘^[[27;6;65~’ when set to xterm, and as ‘^[[65;6u’ when set to csi-u.

Releases#

tmux 3.7c : present
tmux 3.2a : not present

Source#

Defined in: options-table.c:399
C source reference: options_table
CLI Manual: Original manual entry

Used by#

Library documentation that names this option.

Rust: options.generated.EXTENDED_KEYS_FORMAT
Go: tmux.ExtendedKeysFormat, tmux.Server.SetExtendedKeysFormat, tmux.ServerOptionValues.ExtendedKeysFormat