# status-position

Source: https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/latest/catalog/options/status-position/

> Set the position of the status line.

option tmux3.7c

Set the position of the status line.

* Scope

  session

* Type

  Choice

* Default

  `bottom`

* Values

  `top` `bottom`

* Set

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

* Read

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

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

Set the position of the status line.

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

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

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

* Defined in

  [`options-table.c:918`](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/options-table.c#L918)

* 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-status-position)

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

Library documentation that names this option.

* Rust

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

* Go

  [`tmux.GlobalSessionScope.SetStatusPosition`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-globalsessionscope-setstatusposition/), [`tmux.Session.SetStatusPosition`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-session-setstatusposition/), [`tmux.SessionOptionValues.StatusPosition`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-sessionoptionvalues-statusposition/), [`tmux.StatusPosition`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-statusposition/)

* C++

  [`libtmux::OptionEntry::inherited`](https://libtmux.org/en/cxx/latest/reference/libtmux-optionentry-inherited/)