# pane-base-index

Source: https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/latest/catalog/options/pane-base-index/

> Like base-index, but set the starting index for pane numbers.

option tmux3.7c

Like base-index, but set the starting index for pane numbers.

* Scope

  window

* Type

  Number

* Default

  `0`

* Values

  0 to 65535

* Set

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

* Read

  [`show-options`](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/latest/manual/show-options/) `-w pane-base-index`

## Description[#](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/latest/catalog/options/pane-base-index/#description)

Like [`base-index`](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/latest/catalog/options/base-index/), but set the starting index for pane numbers.

## Releases[#](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/latest/catalog/options/pane-base-index/#releases)

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

## Source[#](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/latest/catalog/options/pane-base-index/#source)

* Defined in

  [`options-table.c:1324`](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/options-table.c#L1324)

* 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-pane-base-index)

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

Library documentation that names this option.

* Rust

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

* Go

  [`tmux.GlobalWindowScope.SetPaneBaseIndex`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-globalwindowscope-setpanebaseindex/), [`tmux.Window.SetPaneBaseIndex`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-window-setpanebaseindex/), [`tmux.WindowOptionValues.PaneBaseIndex`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-windowoptionvalues-panebaseindex/)