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Server.showBuffer

Read a named paste buffer's contents.

Source and package
Qualified name
Server.showBuffer
Module
server
Declared in
Server
Package
libtmux
Source
packages/libtmux/src/server.ts
Other languages
PowerShell Julia Elixir PythonRubyLuaRustGo Java C# C++ Swift Kotlin Scala F#
showBuffer(name: string): Promise<readonly string[]>

Examples#

const lines = await server.showBuffer("greeting");
lines[0]; // "hello"
Parameters

tmux command#

The tmux commands behind showBuffer.

tmux C API#

The C declarations in tmux that implement these commands.

In other ports#

Read a paste buffer's contents

Equivalents of Read a paste buffer's contents in other languages
Language Equivalent
Python libtmux.Server.show_buffer
Ruby LibTmux::Server#read_buffer
Lua libtmux.Server:show_buffer
Rust server.Server.buffer
Go tmux.Server.ShowBuffer
Java no equivalent on Server
C# LibTmux.TmuxBuffers.GetAsync
C++ no equivalent on Server
Swift Server.buffer(named:)

No equivalent is recorded in PowerShell, Julia, Elixir, Kotlin, Scala or F#.

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