Sync OpenBSD patchset 646:

Man page additions/improvements, thanks to Robin Lee Powell.
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.\" $Id: tmux.1,v 1.234 2010-02-18 12:35:16 tcunha Exp $
.\" $Id: tmux.1,v 1.235 2010-02-18 12:37:30 tcunha Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 2007 Nicholas Marriott <nicm@users.sourceforge.net>
.\"
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.\" IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING
.\" OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
.\"
.Dd $Mdocdate: February 11 2010 $
.Dd $Mdocdate: February 17 2010 $
.Dt TMUX 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
@ -111,6 +111,11 @@ If necessary, the
server will be started to retrieve the
.Ic default-shell
option.
This option is for compatibility with
.Xr sh 1
when
.Nm
is used as a login shell.
.It Fl f Ar file
Specify an alternative configuration file.
By default,
@ -342,6 +347,32 @@ One of the strings
.Em bottom-right
may be used instead of a pane index.
.Pp
.Ar shell-command
arguments are
.Xr sh 1
commands.
These must be passed as a single item, which typically means quoting them, for
example:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
new-window 'vi /etc/passwd'
.Ed
.Pp
.Ar command
.Op Ar arguments
refers to a
.Nm
command, passed with the command and arguments separately, for example:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
bind-key F1 set-window-option force-width 81
.Ed
.Pp
Or if using
.Xr sh 1 :
.Pp
.Bd -literal -offset indent
$ tmux bind-key F1 set-window-option force-width 81
.Ed
.Pp
Multiple commands may be specified together as part of a
.Em command sequence .
Each command should be separated by spaces and a semicolon;
@ -350,7 +381,9 @@ A literal semicolon may be included by escaping it with a backslash (for
example, when specifying a command sequence to
.Ic bind-key ) .
.Pp
Examples include:
Example
.Nm
commands include:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
refresh-client -t/dev/ttyp2
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new-window ; split-window -d
.Ed
.Pp
Or from
.Xr sh 1 :
.Pp
.Bd -literal -offset indent
$ tmux kill-window -t :1
$ tmux new-window \\; split-window -d
$ tmux new-session -d 'vi /etc/passwd' \\; split-window -d \\; attach
.Ed
.Sh CLIENTS AND SESSIONS
The following commands are available:
The
.Nm
server manages clients, sessions, windows and panes.
Clients are attached to sessions to interact with them, either
when they are created with the
.Ic new-session
command, or later with the
.Ic attach-session
command.
Each session has one of more windows
.Em linked
into it.
Windows may be linked to multiple sessions and are made up of one or
more panes,
each of which contains a pseudo terminal.
Commands for creating, linking and otherwise manipulating windows
are covered
in the
.Sx WINDOWS AND PANES
section.
.Pp
The following commands are available to manage clients and sessions:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Xo Ic attach-session
.Op Fl dr
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.Op Fl n Ar window-name
.Op Fl s Ar session-name
.Op Fl t Ar target-session
.Op Ar command
.Op Ar shell-command
.Xc
.D1 (alias: Ic new )
Create a new session with name
.Ar session-name .
.Pp
The new session is attached to the current terminal unless
.Fl d
is given.
.Ar window-name
and
.Ar command
are the name of and command to execute in the initial window.
.Ar shell-command
are the name of and shell command to execute in the initial window.
.Pp
If run from a terminal, any
.Xr termios 4
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Giving
.Fl n
or
.Ar command
.Ar shell-command
are invalid if
.Fl t
is used.
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.Op Fl dk
.Op Fl n Ar window-name
.Op Fl t Ar target-window
.Op Ar command
.Op Ar shell-command
.Xc
.D1 (alias: Ic neww )
Create a new window.
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shown, unless the
.Fl k
flag is used, in which case it is destroyed.
.Ar command
.Ar shell-command
is the command to execute.
If
.Ar command
is not specified, the default command is used.
.Ar shell-command
is not specified, the value of the
.Ic default-command
option is used.
.Pp
When the shell command completes, the window closes.
See the
.Ic remain-on-exit
option to change this behaviour.
.Pp
The
.Ev TERM
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.It Xo Ic pipe-pane
.Op Fl o
.Op Fl t Ar target-pane
.Op Ar command
.Op Ar shell-command
.Xc
.D1 (alias: Ic pipep )
Pipe any output sent by the program in
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to a shell command.
A pane may only be piped to one command at a time, any existing pipe is
closed before
.Ar command
.Ar shell-command
is executed.
If no
.Ar command
.Ar shell-command
is given, the current pipe (if any) is closed.
.Pp
The
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.It Xo Ic respawn-window
.Op Fl k
.Op Fl t Ar target-window
.Op Ar command
.Op Ar shell-command
.Xc
.D1 (alias: Ic respawnw )
Reactive a window in which the command has exited (see the
Reactivate a window in which the command has exited (see the
.Ic remain-on-exit
window option).
If
.Ar command
.Ar shell-command
is not given, the command used when the window was created is executed.
The window must be already inactive, unless
.Fl k
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.Ar size |
.Fl p Ar percentage Oc
.Op Fl t Ar target-pane
.Op Ar command
.Op Ar shell-command
.Xc
.D1 (alias: splitw )
Create a new pane by splitting
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Set the number of buffers kept for each session; as new buffers are added to
the top of the stack, old ones are removed from the bottom if necessary to
maintain this maximum length.
.It Ic default-command Ar command
.It Ic default-command Ar shell-command
Set the command used for new windows (if not specified when the window is
created) to
.Ar command ,
.Ar shell-command ,
which may be any
.Xr sh 1
command.
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.Ic lock-server
option is set.
The default is not to lock (set to 0).
.It Ic lock-command Ar command
.It Ic lock-command Ar shell-command
Command to run when locking each client.
The default is to run
.Xr lock 1
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Set the
.Ic remain-on-exit
window option for any windows first created in this session.
When this option is true, windows in which the running program has
exited do not close, instead remaining open but inactivate.
Use the
.Ic respawn-window
command to reactivate such a window, or the
.Ic kill-window
command to destroy it.
.It Xo Ic set-titles
.Op Ic on | off
.Xc
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may contain any of the following special character sequences:
.Bl -column "Character pair" "Replaced with" -offset indent
.It Sy "Character pair" Ta Sy "Replaced with"
.It Li "#(command)" Ta "First line of command's output"
.It Li "#(shell-command)" Ta "First line of the command's output"
.It Li "#[attributes]" Ta "Colour or attribute change"
.It Li "#H" Ta "Hostname of local host"
.It Li "#F" Ta "Current window flag"
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.It Li "##" Ta "A literal" Ql #
.El
.Pp
The #(command) form executes
.Ql command
as a shell command and inserts the first line of its output.
The #(shell-command) form executes
.Ql shell-command
and inserts the first line of its output.
Note that shell commands are only executed once at the interval specified by
the
.Ic status-interval
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Lock each client individually by running the command specified by the
.Ic lock-command
option.
.It Ic run-shell Ar command
.It Ic run-shell Ar shell-command
.D1 (alias: Ic run )
Execute
.Ar command
.Ar shell-command
in the background without creating a window.
After the command finishes, any output to stdout is displayed in output mode.
If
.Ar command
doesn't return success, the exit status is also displayed.
After it finishes, any output to stdout is displayed in output mode.
If the command doesn't return success, the exit status is also displayed.
.It Ic server-info
.D1 (alias: Ic info )
Show server information and terminal details.