pxsta · November 21, 2025 18:10 · Jul 9, 2019 · Jul 9, 2019 · Nov 21, 2015 · Nov 18, 2015
diff --git a/LICENSE → tmux-highlight-text-patch-LICENSE b/LICENSE → tmux-highlight-text-patch-LICENSE
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.
+
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+
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+
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+
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diff --git a/tmux-highlight-text-patch-README.md b/tmux-highlight-text-patch-README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ usage
 git clone https://github.com/tmux/tmux.git
 cd tmux
 git checkout -b v2.1 2.1
-wget https://gist.githubusercontent.com/pxsta/5f86092eec0d611c2770/raw/1f5356f30378dac50e9bd8f1194bc812fd1a88a6/tmux-highlight-text.patch
+wget https://gist.githubusercontent.com/pxsta/5f86092eec0d611c2770/raw/tmux-highlight-text.patch
 patch --dry-run -p0 < tmux-highlight-text.patch
 patch -p0 < tmux-highlight-text.patch
 sh autogen.sh

diff --git a/tmux-highlight-text-patch-README.md b/tmux-highlight-text-patch-README.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ set-option -g trigger-highlight "Regular Expression" "Colour" IgnoreCase
     When some text matches this regular expression, tmux highlights them.
 
 +   `Colour` :
-    Put 'Coulour[0-255]' like other *-fg options.
+    Put 'coulour[0-255]' like other *-fg options.
 
 +   `IgnoreCase ` :
     If ignorecase put 1, otherwise put 0.

diff --git a/tmux-highlight-text-patch-README.md b/tmux-highlight-text-patch-README.md
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ usage
 
 ```bash
 git clone https://github.com/tmux/tmux.git
-git checkout -b v2.1 2.1
 cd tmux
+git checkout -b v2.1 2.1
 wget https://gist.githubusercontent.com/pxsta/5f86092eec0d611c2770/raw/1f5356f30378dac50e9bd8f1194bc812fd1a88a6/tmux-highlight-text.patch
 patch --dry-run -p0 < tmux-highlight-text.patch
 patch -p0 < tmux-highlight-text.patch

diff --git a/tmux-highlight-text-patch-README.md b/tmux-highlight-text-patch-README.md
@@ -10,13 +10,15 @@ usage
 ### install ###
 
 ```bash
-git clone -b 2.1 https://github.com/tmux/tmux.git
+git clone https://github.com/tmux/tmux.git
+git checkout -b v2.1 2.1
 cd tmux
 wget https://gist.githubusercontent.com/pxsta/5f86092eec0d611c2770/raw/1f5356f30378dac50e9bd8f1194bc812fd1a88a6/tmux-highlight-text.patch
 patch --dry-run -p0 < tmux-highlight-text.patch
 patch -p0 < tmux-highlight-text.patch
 sh autogen.sh
 ./configure && make
+make install
 ```
 
 

diff --git a/tmux-highlight-text-patch-README.md b/tmux-highlight-text-patch-README.md
@@ -2,14 +2,17 @@ tmux-highlight-text.patch
 ======================
 This patch enables tmux to highlight the text like iTerm2.  
 When some text in the terminal matches the regular expression set in tmux.conf, tmux highlights them.  
-
+
+![patch gif](https://gist.githubusercontent.com/pxsta/5f86092eec0d611c2770/raw/1f5356f30378dac50e9bd8f1194bc812fd1a88a6/tmux-highlight-text.gif)
+
 usage
 ------
 ### install ###
 
 ```bash
 git clone -b 2.1 https://github.com/tmux/tmux.git
 cd tmux
+wget https://gist.githubusercontent.com/pxsta/5f86092eec0d611c2770/raw/1f5356f30378dac50e9bd8f1194bc812fd1a88a6/tmux-highlight-text.patch
 patch --dry-run -p0 < tmux-highlight-text.patch
 patch -p0 < tmux-highlight-text.patch
 sh autogen.sh

diff --git a/tmux-highlight-text.gif b/tmux-highlight-text.gif
diff --git a/tmux-highlight-text.jpg b/tmux-highlight-text.jpg
diff --git a/tmux-highlight-text-patch-README.md b/tmux-highlight-text-patch-README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+tmux-highlight-text.patch
+======================
+This patch enables tmux to highlight the text like iTerm2.  
+When some text in the terminal matches the regular expression set in tmux.conf, tmux highlights them.  
+
+usage
+------
+### install ###
+
+```bash
+git clone -b 2.1 https://github.com/tmux/tmux.git
+cd tmux
+patch --dry-run -p0 < tmux-highlight-text.patch
+patch -p0 < tmux-highlight-text.patch
+sh autogen.sh
+./configure && make
+```
+
+
+
+### config ###
+
+Write like this at the '.tmux.conf'.
+
+```
+set-option -g trigger-highlight "Regular Expression" "Colour" IgnoreCase
+```
+
++   `Regular Expression` :
+    When some text matches this regular expression, tmux highlights them.
+
++   `Colour` :
+    Put 'Coulour[0-255]' like other *-fg options.
+
++   `IgnoreCase ` :
+    If ignorecase put 1, otherwise put 0.
+
+### example ###
+
+```
+set-option -g trigger-highlight "error|fail|fatal" colour9 1
+set-option -g trigger-highlight "note" colour96 1
+set-option -g trigger-highlight "warning" colour93 1
+```
diff --git a/tmux-highlight-text.patch b/tmux-highlight-text.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,266 @@
+diff --git Makefile.am Makefile.am
+index 8b39ccf..711231f 100644
+--- Makefile.am
++++ Makefile.am
+@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ dist_tmux_SOURCES = \
+ 	grid-cell.c \
+ 	grid-view.c \
+ 	grid.c \
++	highlight.c \
+ 	input-keys.c \
+ 	input.c \
+ 	job.c \
+diff --git cmd-set-option.c cmd-set-option.c
+index e0b07ed..8476fc3 100644
+--- cmd-set-option.c
++++ cmd-set-option.c
+@@ -63,10 +63,13 @@ struct options_entry *cmd_set_option_choice(struct cmd *, struct cmd_q *,
+ struct options_entry *cmd_set_option_style(struct cmd *, struct cmd_q *,
+ 	    const struct options_table_entry *, struct options *,
+ 	    const char *);
++struct options_entry *cmd_set_highlight(struct cmd *, struct cmd_q *,
++	    const struct options_table_entry *, struct options *,
++	    const char *);
+
+ const struct cmd_entry cmd_set_option_entry = {
+ 	"set-option", "set",
+-	"agoqst:uw", 1, 2,
++	"agoqst:uw", 1, 4,
+ 	"[-agosquw] [-t target-session|target-window] option [value]",
+ 	0,
+ 	cmd_set_option_exec
+@@ -342,6 +345,10 @@ cmd_set_option_set(struct cmd *self, struct cmd_q *cmdq,
+ 	case OPTIONS_TABLE_STYLE:
+ 		o = cmd_set_option_style(self, cmdq, oe, oo, value);
+ 		break;
++	case OPTIONS_TABLE_HIGHLIGHT:
++		o = cmd_set_highlight(self, cmdq, oe, oo, value);
++		break;
++
+ 	}
+ 	if (o == NULL)
+ 		return (-1);
+@@ -404,6 +411,25 @@ cmd_set_option_key(unused struct cmd *self, struct cmd_q *cmdq,
+ 	return (options_set_number(oo, oe->name, key));
+ }
+
++/* Set a highlight option. */
++struct options_entry *
++cmd_set_highlight(unused struct cmd *self, struct cmd_q *cmdq,
++    const struct options_table_entry *oe, struct options *oo,
++    const char *value)
++{
++	int fg, ignorecase;
++
++	if (self->args->argc < 4) {
++		cmdq_error(cmdq, "bad argument count : %d", self->args->argc);
++		return (NULL);
++	}
++
++	fg = colour_fromstring(self->args->argv[2]);
++	ignorecase = atoi(self->args->argv[3]);
++	add_highlight(value,fg, ignorecase);
++	return (options_set_number(oo,oe->name,fg));
++}
++
+ /* Set a colour option. */
+ struct options_entry *
+ cmd_set_option_colour(unused struct cmd *self, struct cmd_q *cmdq,
+diff --git highlight.c highlight.c
+new file mode 100644
+index 0000000..c297833
+--- /dev/null
++++ highlight.c
+@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
++#include <stdlib.h>
++#include <string.h>
++#include <regex.h>
++
++#include "tmux.h"
++
++struct highlightlist  all_highlights = LIST_HEAD_INITIALIZER(all_highlights);
++
++int add_highlight(const char *regstr, int fg, int ignorecase){
++  struct highlight *tmp_highlight, *new_highlight;
++  int flags=REG_EXTENDED | REG_NEWLINE;
++
++  LIST_FOREACH(tmp_highlight, &all_highlights, lentry) {
++    if (strcmp(tmp_highlight->regstr, regstr) == 0 && tmp_highlight->ignorecase == ignorecase) {
++      free(tmp_highlight->regstr);
++      regfree(&tmp_highlight->reg);
++      tmp_highlight->regstr = xmalloc(sizeof(char)*strlen(regstr));
++      strcpy(tmp_highlight->regstr, regstr);
++      tmp_highlight->fg = fg;
++      tmp_highlight->ignorecase = ignorecase;
++      if(tmp_highlight->ignorecase){
++        flags |= REG_ICASE;
++      }
++      if (regcomp(&tmp_highlight->reg, tmp_highlight->regstr, flags) != 0) {
++        fprintf(stderr, "regex compile failed");
++        return 1;
++      }
++      return 0;
++    }
++  }
++  new_highlight = xmalloc(sizeof(struct highlight));
++  new_highlight->regstr = xmalloc(sizeof(char)*strlen(regstr));
++  strcpy(new_highlight->regstr, regstr);
++  new_highlight->fg = fg;
++  new_highlight->ignorecase = ignorecase;
++  if (new_highlight->ignorecase) {
++    flags |= REG_ICASE;
++  }
++  if (regcomp(&new_highlight->reg, new_highlight->regstr, flags) != 0) {
++    fprintf(stderr, "regex compile failed");
++    return 1;
++  }
++
++	LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&all_highlights, new_highlight, lentry);
++  return 0;
++}
++
++struct highlight_search_result find_highlight_target(const u_char *target){
++  struct highlight *tmp_highlight;
++  struct highlight_search_result res = {.find = 0, .start = 0, .end = 0};
++  regmatch_t patternMatch;
++
++  LIST_FOREACH(tmp_highlight, &all_highlights, lentry) { 
++    if (regexec(&tmp_highlight->reg, target, 1, &patternMatch, 0) == 0){
++     regoff_t tmp_startIndex = patternMatch.rm_so;
++     regoff_t tmp_endIndex = patternMatch.rm_eo;
++     if (tmp_startIndex == -1 || tmp_endIndex == -1) {
++         continue;
++     }
++     if (res.find == 0 || tmp_startIndex < res.start) {
++       res.start = tmp_startIndex;
++       res.end = tmp_endIndex;
++       res.fg = tmp_highlight->fg;
++     }
++     res.find = 1;
++    }
++  }
++  return res;
++}
+diff --git input.c input.c
+index ab56fc3..a45212c 100644
+--- input.c
++++ input.c
+@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@
+  *   be passed to the underlying terminals.
+  */
+
++/* To restore the original fg after the highlighting */
++int original_fg = -1;
++
+ /* Input parser cell. */
+ struct input_cell {
+ 	struct grid_cell	cell;
+@@ -840,6 +843,9 @@ input_parse(struct window_pane *wp)
+ 	struct evbuffer			*evb = wp->event->input;
+ 	u_char				*buf;
+ 	size_t				 len, off;
++	struct highlight_search_result search_res = {.find = 0};
++	size_t startIndex = 0;
++	size_t endIndex = 0;
+
+ 	if (EVBUFFER_LENGTH(evb) == 0)
+ 		return;
+@@ -869,6 +875,26 @@ input_parse(struct window_pane *wp)
+ 	while (off < len) {
+ 		ictx->ch = buf[off++];
+
++		if (off > endIndex) {
++			if (original_fg >= 0) {
++				ictx->cell.cell.fg = original_fg;
++				original_fg = -1;
++			}
++
++			search_res = find_highlight_target((u_char*)((unsigned long)buf+endIndex));
++			if (search_res.find) {
++				startIndex = endIndex + search_res.start;
++				endIndex = endIndex + search_res.end;
++			}
++		}
++
++		if (search_res.find && startIndex < off && off <= endIndex) {
++			if (original_fg == -1) {
++				original_fg = ictx->cell.cell.fg;
++			}
++			ictx->cell.cell.fg = search_res.fg;
++		}
++
+ 		/* Find the transition. */
+ 		itr = ictx->state->transitions;
+ 		while (itr->first != -1 && itr->last != -1) {
+diff --git options-table.c options-table.c
+index e901e24..cbb826f 100644
+--- options-table.c
++++ options-table.c
+@@ -782,6 +782,10 @@ const struct options_table_entry window_options_table[] = {
+ 	  .type = OPTIONS_TABLE_FLAG,
+ 	  .default_num = 0
+ 	},
++	{ .name = "trigger-highlight",
++	  .type = OPTIONS_TABLE_HIGHLIGHT,
++	  .default_num = -1
++	},
+
+ 	{ .name = NULL }
+ };
+diff --git tmux.h tmux.h
+index 4d19a5a..a466240 100644
+--- tmux.h
++++ tmux.h
+@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
+ #include <stdarg.h>
+ #include <stdio.h>
+ #include <termios.h>
++#include <regex.h>
+
+ #ifdef HAVE_UTEMPTER
+ #include <utempter.h>
+@@ -710,6 +711,22 @@ struct job {
+ };
+ LIST_HEAD(joblist, job);
+
++struct highlight{
++	char *regstr;
++	regex_t reg;
++	int fg;
++	int ignorecase;
++	LIST_ENTRY(highlight)	 lentry;
++};
++
++struct highlight_search_result{
++	int find;
++	off_t start;
++	off_t end;
++	int fg;
++};
++LIST_HEAD(highlightlist, highlight);
++
+ /* Screen selection. */
+ struct screen_sel {
+ 	int		 flag;
+@@ -1376,7 +1393,8 @@ enum options_table_type {
+ 	OPTIONS_TABLE_ATTRIBUTES,
+ 	OPTIONS_TABLE_FLAG,
+ 	OPTIONS_TABLE_CHOICE,
+-	OPTIONS_TABLE_STYLE
++	OPTIONS_TABLE_STYLE,
++	OPTIONS_TABLE_HIGHLIGHT
+ };
+
+ struct options_table_entry {
+@@ -1532,6 +1550,11 @@ struct job *job_run(const char *, struct session *, int,
+ void	job_free(struct job *);
+ void	job_died(struct job *, int);
+
++/* highlight.c */
++extern struct highlightlist all_highlights;
++int add_highlight(const char *, int, int);
++struct highlight_search_result find_highlight_target(const u_char *);
++
+ /* environ.c */
+ int	environ_cmp(struct environ_entry *, struct environ_entry *);
+ RB_PROTOTYPE(environ, environ_entry, entry, environ_cmp);
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