# tmux-plugins/tmux-copycat

A plugin that enhances tmux search

Repository: https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tmux-copycat
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tmux-copycat
Language: Shell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2023-05-21T21:00:27+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4473, "days_push": 1200, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1204, forks 62 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:59.058122+00:00)

## What it is
A tmux plugin that enhances in-terminal search with regex support, match highlighting, and predefined searches for files, URLs, git hashes, numbers, and IP addresses. It enables a keyboard-driven 'copycat mode' for jumping between and copying matches, pairing well with tmux-yank.

## Use cases
- regex search inside tmux panes
- jump to URLs in terminal output without the mouse
- navigate files listed in git status from tmux
- copy SHA hashes from git log output
- highlight and copy IP addresses or numbers in terminal
- reduce mouse usage in terminal workflows

## When to choose
- you live in tmux and want fast keyboard-driven search and copy
- you need predefined searches for files, URLs, hashes, or IPs
- you're on tmux older than 3.1 and want regex search

## When to avoid
- you're on tmux 3.1+ and only need regex search (native support exists)
- you don't use tmux
- you need a GUI search tool

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: search-engine, developer-tools, cli
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform, cli
- tags: tmux, tmux-plugin, regex-search, terminal, keyboard-workflow, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- tmux-plugins/tmux-copycat (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:59.058122+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:19:41.159820+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tmux-copycat (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:59.058122+00:00, sha 9b4d7e203f87)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.