# tmux paste-buffer

Source: https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/latest/manual/paste-buffer/

> Insert the contents of a paste buffer into the specified pane.

Insert the contents of a paste buffer into the specified pane.

## Syntax

```tmux-usage
tmux paste-buffer [-dprS] [-s separator] [-b buffer-name] [-t target-pane]
```

Alias: `pasteb`.

## Behavior

Insert the contents of a paste buffer into the specified pane. If not specified, paste into the current one. By default, control characters are sanitized with [vis(3)](); `-S` disables this. With `-d`, also delete the paste buffer.

When output, any linefeed (LF) characters in the paste buffer are replaced with a separator, by default carriage return (CR). A custom separator may be specified using the `-s` flag. The `-r` flag means to do no replacement (equivalent to a separator of LF). If `-p` is specified, paste bracket control codes are inserted around the buffer if the application has requested bracketed paste mode.

## C implementation

Internal declarations in tmux 3.7c:

* [`cmd_paste_buffer_entry`](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-variable-cmd_paste_buffer_entry/)
* [`cmd_paste_buffer_exec`](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-cmd-paste-buffer-c-cmd_paste_buffer_exec/)

## Use from a library

Each API describes its own defaults, errors and execution model.

* [Python](https://libtmux.org/en/py/latest/reference/libtmux-pane-paste_buffer/)
* [TypeScript](https://libtmux.org/en/ts/latest/reference/pane-pane-pastebuffer/)
* [Rust](https://libtmux.org/en/rs/latest/reference/pane-pane-paste_buffer/)
* [Go](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-pane-pastebuffer/)
* [Java](https://libtmux.org/en/java/latest/reference/io-github-libtmux-pane-pane-pastebuffer/)
* [C#](https://libtmux.org/en/csharp/latest/reference/libtmux-pane-pastebufferasync/)
* [C++](https://libtmux.org/en/cxx/latest/reference/libtmux-pane-paste/)
* [Swift](https://libtmux.org/en/swift/latest/reference/server-paste\(buffer-into-\)/)
* [Lua](https://libtmux.org/en/lua/latest/reference/libtmux-pane-paste_buffer/)

tmux sources and license

Syntax comes from `tmux 3.7c list-commands`. See the [global options](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/latest/manual/full/#DESCRIPTION) for sockets and configuration, and [command syntax and targets](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/latest/manual/full/#COMMANDS).

Behavior is taken from the [tmux 3.7c manual](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/79072dd1a9f5fb437a5859e362a496fd57ec0981/tmux.1).

[Command declaration](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/79072dd1a9f5fb437a5859e362a496fd57ec0981/cmd-paste-buffer.c#L33)

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