`prefix`

Set the key accepted as a prefix key.

Scope: session
Type: Key
Default: C-b
Set: set-option prefix value
Read: show-options prefix

Description#

Set the key accepted as a prefix key. In addition to the standard keys described under KEY BINDINGS, prefix can be set to the special key ‘None’ to set no prefix.

Releases#

tmux 3.7c : present
tmux 3.2a : present

Source#

Defined in: options-table.c:776
C source reference: options_table
CLI Manual: Original manual entry

Used by#

Library documentation that names this option.

Rust: options.generated.PREFIX