From 9f6164a05cc0de372f6859127f72c8b242596bf5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: nicm <nicm>
Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2021 12:49:37 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Make send-keys without any arguments send the key it is bound
 to (if any). GitHub issue 2904.

---
 cmd-send-keys.c | 6 ++++++
 tmux.1          | 1 +
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/cmd-send-keys.c b/cmd-send-keys.c
index 44b796ba..47fa1caa 100644
--- a/cmd-send-keys.c
+++ b/cmd-send-keys.c
@@ -202,6 +202,12 @@ cmd_send_keys_exec(struct cmd *self, struct cmdq_item *item)
 		wp->flags |= (PANE_STYLECHANGED|PANE_REDRAW);
 	}
 
+	if (count == 0) {
+		for (; np != 0; np--)
+			cmd_send_keys_inject_key(item, NULL, event->key);
+		return (CMD_RETURN_NORMAL);
+	}
+
 	for (; np != 0; np--) {
 		for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
 			after = cmd_send_keys_inject_string(item, after, args,
diff --git a/tmux.1 b/tmux.1
index d48415fe..46611df2 100644
--- a/tmux.1
+++ b/tmux.1
@@ -3123,6 +3123,7 @@ or
 to send; if the string is not recognised as a key, it is sent as a series of
 characters.
 All arguments are sent sequentially from first to last.
+If no keys are given and the command is bound to a key, then that key is used.
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