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Refresh buffer while in Tmux copy mode?


While in copy mode (Ctrl+[) is there a way to refresh the buffer without having to leave copy mode?

This would be helpful while scrolling through long running output.


Solution

  • There's a refresh-from-pane (requires tmux 3.2+) command in copy mode. The default key binding for it is r.


    To check if you tmux supports refresh-from-pane:

    $ tmux list-keys -T copy-mode | grep refresh-from-pane
    bind-key -T copy-mode r  send-keys -X refresh-from-pane
    $ tmux list-keys -T copy-mode-vi | grep refresh-from-pane
    bind-key -T copy-mode-vi r  send-keys -X refresh-from-pane