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Diffstat (limited to 'usr.bin/tmux/tmux.1')
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1 files changed, 28 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/usr.bin/tmux/tmux.1 b/usr.bin/tmux/tmux.1 index 842dbea0cd1..38f5803d703 100644 --- a/usr.bin/tmux/tmux.1 +++ b/usr.bin/tmux/tmux.1 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: tmux.1,v 1.393 2014/05/13 07:54:20 nicm Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: tmux.1,v 1.394 2014/05/13 08:08:32 nicm Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 2007 Nicholas Marriott <nicm@users.sourceforge.net> .\" @@ -478,12 +478,37 @@ It may be used alone to target a pane or the window containing it. arguments are .Xr sh 1 commands. -These must be passed as a single item, which typically means quoting them, for -example: +This may be a single argument passed to the shell, for example: .Bd -literal -offset indent new-window 'vi /etc/passwd' .Ed .Pp +Will run: +.Bd -literal -offset indent +/bin/sh -c 'vi /etc/passwd' +.Ed +.Pp +Additionally, the +.Ic new-window , +.Ic new-session , +.Ic split-window , +.Ic respawn-window +and +.Ic respawn-pane +commands allow +.Ar shell-command +to be given as multiple arguments and executed directly (without +.Ql sh -c ) . +This can avoid issues with shell quoting. +For example: +.Bd -literal -offset indent +$ tmux new-window vi /etc/passwd +.Ed +.Pp +Will run +.Xr vi 1 +directly without invoking the shell. +.Pp .Ar command .Op Ar arguments refers to a |