# options_get_string

- **Language:** C
- **Kind:** function
- **Source:** https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/options.c#L727
- **Page:** https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-options_get_string/

```c
const char * options_get_string(struct options *oo, const char *name)
```

## Parameters

- `oo` (`struct options *`)
- `name` (`const char *`)

## Called by

- [`cmd_display_popup_exec`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-cmd-display-menu-c-cmd_display_popup_exec/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/cmd-display-menu.c#L449)
- [`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#L256)
- [`default_window_size`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-default_window_size/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/resize.c#L314)
- [`environ_for_session`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-environ_for_session/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/environ.c#L264)
- [`format_grid_word`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-format_grid_word/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/format.c#L6022)
- [`format_window_name`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-names-c-format_window_name/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/names.c#L134)
- [`job_run`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-job_run/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/job.c#L103)
- [`layout_set_main_h`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-layout-set-c-layout_set_main_h/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/layout-set.c#L227)
- [`layout_set_main_h_mirrored`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-layout-set-c-layout_set_main_h_mirrored/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/layout-set.c#L329)
- [`layout_set_main_v`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-layout-set-c-layout_set_main_v/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/layout-set.c#L431)
- [`layout_set_main_v_mirrored`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-layout-set-c-layout_set_main_v_mirrored/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/layout-set.c#L533)
- [`notify_insert_hook`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-notify-c-notify_insert_hook/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/notify.c#L98)
- [`options_from_string`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-options_from_string/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/options.c#L1129)
- [`popup_editor`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-popup_editor/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/popup.c#L948)
- [`popup_make_pane`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-popup-c-popup_make_pane/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/popup.c#L444)
- [`screen_redraw_make_pane_status`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-screen-redraw-c-screen_redraw_make_pane_status/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/screen-redraw.c#L613)
- [`server_client_dispatch_shell`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-server-client-c-server_client_dispatch_shell/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/server-client.c#L2592)
- [`server_client_exec`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-server_client_exec/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/server-client.c#L586)
- [`server_client_get_key_table`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-server_client_get_key_table/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/server-client.c#L272)
- [`server_client_set_title`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-server-client-c-server_client_set_title/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/server-client.c#L2151)
- [`server_destroy_pane`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-server_destroy_pane/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/server-fn.c#L356)
- [`server_lock_client`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-server_lock_client/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/server-fn.c#L169)
- [`spawn_pane`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-spawn_pane/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/spawn.c#L294)
- [`status_message_redraw`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-status_message_redraw/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/status.c#L648)
- [`status_prompt_find_history_file`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-status-c-status_prompt_find_history_file/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/status.c#L70)
- [`status_prompt_key`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-status_prompt_key/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/status.c#L1559)
- [`status_prompt_redraw`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-status_prompt_redraw/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/status.c#L912)
- [`tty_set_italics`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-tty-c-tty_set_italics/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/tty.c#L712)
- [`window_copy_cmd_next_word`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-window-copy-c-window_copy_cmd_next_word/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/window-copy.c#L2024)
- [`window_copy_cmd_next_word_end`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-window-copy-c-window_copy_cmd_next_word_end/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/window-copy.c#L2038)
- [`window_copy_cmd_previous_word`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-window-copy-c-window_copy_cmd_previous_word/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/window-copy.c#L2143)
- [`window_copy_cmd_select_word`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-window-copy-c-window_copy_cmd_select_word/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/window-copy.c#L2332)
- [`window_copy_cmd_selection_mode`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-window-copy-c-window_copy_cmd_selection_mode/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/window-copy.c#L2069)
- [`window_copy_pipe_run`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-window-copy-c-window_copy_pipe_run/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/window-copy.c#L5519)
- [`window_copy_write_line`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-window-copy-c-window_copy_write_line/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/window-copy.c#L4967)
- [`window_set_fill_character`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-window_set_fill_character/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/window.c#L1870)
- [`window_tree_draw_session`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-window-tree-c-window_tree_draw_session/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/window-tree.c#L545)
- [`window_tree_draw_window`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-window-tree-c-window_tree_draw_window/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/window-tree.c#L682)

## Calls

- [`fatalx`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-fatalx/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/options.c#L733)
- [`options_get`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-options_get/) (function) [Call site](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/options.c#L731)

## Referenced by

- [`cmd_select_pane_exec`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-function-cmd-select-pane-c-cmd_select_pane_exec/) (function)

## Referenced declarations

- [`options_entry.name`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-struct-options_entry-name/) (attribute)
- [`options`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-struct-options/) (struct)
- [`OPTIONS_IS_STRING`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-define-options-c-options_is_string/) (constant)
- [`options_value.string`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-union-options_value-string/) (attribute)
- [`options_entry.value`](/en/tmux/latest/reference/c-struct-options_entry-value/) (attribute)