# message-line

Source: https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/latest/catalog/options/message-line/

> Set line on which status line messages and the command prompt are shown.

option tmux3.7c

Set line on which status line messages and the command prompt are shown.

* Scope

  session

* Type

  Choice

* Default

  `0`

* Values

  `0` `1` `2` `3` `4`

* Set

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

* Read

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

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

Set line on which status line messages and the command prompt are shown.

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

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

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

* Defined in

  [`options-table.c:747`](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/options-table.c#L747)

* 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-message-line)

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

Library documentation that names this option.

* Rust

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

* Go

  [`tmux.GlobalSessionScope.SetMessageLine`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-globalsessionscope-setmessageline/), [`tmux.MessageLine`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-messageline/), [`tmux.Session.SetMessageLine`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-session-setmessageline/), [`tmux.SessionOptionValues.MessageLine`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-sessionoptionvalues-messageline/)