window log_rewrite

Synopsis

/window [<window>] log_rewrite ["<expression>"]

Description

Set a rewrite expression for the selected window's log, overriding set log_rewrite. With no selector, use the current window. This neither enables logging nor changes displayed output.

The expression is one argument; quote it if it contains spaces. It is expanded for each logged line after log_mangle processing. During that expansion, $0 is the window's user reference number and $1- is the processed line text. When assigning the expression inside an alias, use $$ for each dollar sign that must survive until logging. Additional expansion layers require additional escaping.

No argument removes the override and restores the global rewrite; it does not report the expression. /window -log_rewrite does nothing.

Examples

Define and run an alias that installs the deferred expression, then remove the override:

/alias setup_window_log { /window 3 log_rewrite "[$$0] $$1-"; }
/setup_window_log
/window 3 log_rewrite

Source references

windowcmd_log_rewrite in source/window.c, add_to_window in source/screen.c, and add_to_log in source/log.c.