From e3f734fa4433fe65cdd8370baf5c779a58bc92f1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Patrick Motard Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2025 15:42:41 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Document "box" option for pane-border-indicators Update tmux.1 man page to document the new "box" value for pane-border-indicators, explaining that it draws a complete box around the active pane and that content is inset to prevent reflow. --- tmux.1 | 11 +++++++++-- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/tmux.1 b/tmux.1 index 404909bd..949c9d8d 100644 --- a/tmux.1 +++ b/tmux.1 @@ -5096,10 +5096,17 @@ but set the starting index for pane numbers. Set the text shown in pane border status lines. .Pp .It Xo Ic pane-border-indicators -.Op Ic off | colour | arrows | both +.Op Ic off | colour | arrows | both | box .Xc Indicate active pane by colouring only half of the border in windows with -exactly two panes, by displaying arrow markers, by drawing both or neither. +exactly two panes, by displaying arrow markers, by drawing both, by drawing +a complete box around the active pane, or neither. +When +.Ic box +is used, all panes display content inset by one character from each edge +to prevent content reflow when switching between panes. +The box border is only drawn around the active pane. +Panes smaller than 3x3 do not show a box border. .Pp .It Ic pane-border-lines Ar type Set the type of characters used for drawing pane borders.