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Early release libtmux is released, and its APIs may still change between releases. This site's structure and URLs may change too.

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method libtmux-ts latest

Window.rotate

Rotate the panes within this window.

Source and package

Qualified name: Window.rotate
Module: window
Declared in: Window
Package: libtmux
Source: packages/libtmux/src/window.ts
Other languages: PowerShell Julia Elixir Python Ruby Lua RustGoJavaC#C++Swift Kotlin Scala F#

rotate( direction: "forward" | "backward" = "forward", ): Promise<void> method [source] ¶

Description#

The layout stays put and the panes move through it, so this reorders what occupies each position rather than trading two panes.

Examples#

await window.rotate("forward");

Parameters

direction = "forward" ("forward" | "backward") #

tmux command#

The tmux commands behind rotate.

rotate-window

tmux C API#

The C declarations in tmux that implement these commands.

cmd_rotate_window_entry cmd_rotate_window_exec

In other ports#

Rotate panes within a window

Equivalents of Rotate panes within a window in other languages
Language	Equivalent
Python	`libtmux.Window.rotate`
Rust	`window.Window.rotate`
Go	`tmux.Window.Rotate`
Java	`io.github.libtmux.Window.rotate`
C#	`LibTmux.Window.RotateAsync`
C++	`libtmux::Window::rotate`
Swift	`Server.rotate(_:upward:)`

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

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