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Diffstat (limited to 'tmux.1')
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1 files changed, 17 insertions, 15 deletions
@@ -2662,25 +2662,10 @@ will be expanded. It may also 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 "#(shell-command)" Ta "First line of the command's output" .It Li "#[attributes]" Ta "Colour or attribute change" .It Li "##" Ta "A literal" Ql # .El .Pp -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 -option: if the status line is redrawn in the meantime, the previous result is -used. -Shell commands are executed with the -.Nm -global environment set (see the -.Sx ENVIRONMENT -section). -.Pp For details on how the names and titles can be set see the .Sx "NAMES AND TITLES" section. @@ -3245,6 +3230,23 @@ a number and a colon, so .Ql #{=10:pane_title} will include at most the first 10 characters of the pane title. .Pp +In addition, the first line of a shell command's output may be inserted using +.Ql #() . +For example, +.Ql #(uptime) +will insert the system's uptime. +When constructing formats, +.Nm +does not wait for +.Ql #() +commands to finish; instead, the previous result from running the same command is used, +or a placeholder if the command has not been run before. +Commands are executed with the +.Nm +global environment set (see the +.Sx ENVIRONMENT +section). +.Pp The following variables are available, where appropriate: .Bl -column "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX" "XXXXX" .It Sy "Variable name" Ta Sy "Alias" Ta Sy "Replaced with" |