# check_name

- **Language:** C
- **Kind:** function
- **Source:** https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/tmux.c#L302
- **Page:** https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-check_name/

```c
int check_name(const char *name)
```

## Parameters

- `name` (`const char *`)

## Called by

- [`cmd_new_session_exec`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-cmd-new-session-c-cmd_new_session_exec/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/cmd-new-session.c#L104)
- [`cmd_new_window_exec`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-cmd-new-window-c-cmd_new_window_exec/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/cmd-new-window.c#L76)
- [`cmd_rename_session_exec`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-cmd-rename-session-c-cmd_rename_session_exec/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/cmd-rename-session.c#L55)
- [`cmd_rename_window_exec`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-cmd-rename-window-c-cmd_rename_window_exec/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/cmd-rename-window.c#L54)

## Calls

- [`utf8_isvalid`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-utf8_isvalid/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/tmux.c#L304)

## Referenced by

- [`cmd_break_pane_exec`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-cmd-break-pane-c-cmd_break_pane_exec/) (function)