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RCS file: /cvsrepo/anoncvs/cvs/src/usr.bin/tmux/tmux.1,v
retrieving revision 1.393
retrieving revision 1.394
diff -u -r1.393 -r1.394
--- src/usr.bin/tmux/tmux.1	2014/05/13 07:54:20	1.393
+++ src/usr.bin/tmux/tmux.1	2014/05/13 08:08:32	1.394
@@ -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>
 .\"
@@ -478,11 +478,36 @@
 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