diff --git a/.config/tmux/textobjs.sh b/.config/tmux/textobjs.sh
index 65805da..a394211 100755
--- a/.config/tmux/textobjs.sh
+++ b/.config/tmux/textobjs.sh
@@ -10,23 +10,6 @@ command_prompt() {
 	tmux command-prompt -k -I "$2" -p "$1" 'display-message -p "%%"'
 }
 
-copy_exec() {
-	num_cmds=$#
-
-	# since POSIX shell does not include arrays I use `set` here. This keeps
-	# the initial arguments though (for now), since I cannot copy $@ (as an
-	# array) to a different variable to have a clean $@ in the first
-	# iteration.
-	for arg in "$@"; do
-		set -- "$@" \; send -X "$arg"
-	done
-
-	# get rid of initial arguments + first semicolon
-	shift $((num_cmds + 1))
-
-	tmux "$@"
-}
-
 mode="$(get_var pane_mode)"
 if [ "$mode" != copy-mode ]; then
 	>&2 printf "%s: Not in copy mode\n" "$0"
@@ -36,13 +19,16 @@ fi
 # cancel copy-mode when not in 'visual' mode (i.e. selection is present)
 selection_present="$(get_var selection_present)"
 if [ "$selection_present" -eq 0 ]; then
-	copy_exec cancel
+	tmux send -X cancel
 	exit 0
 fi
 
 # get motion
 motion="$(command_prompt "(operator-pending)")"
 
+# ignore any args
+set --
+
 case "$motion" in
 	w)
 		copy_x="$(get_var copy_cursor_x)"
@@ -62,12 +48,13 @@ case "$motion" in
 		if [ "${copy_line_post#"$copy_word"}" = "$copy_line_post" ];
 		then
 			# not on beginning of word
-			copy_exec previous-word other-end
+			set -- "$@" send -X previous-word \;
+			set -- "$@" send -X other-end \;
 		fi
 		if [ "${copy_line_pre%"$copy_word"}" = "$copy_line_pre" ];
 		then
 			# not on end of word
-			copy_exec next-word-end
+			set -- "$@" send -X next-word-end \;
 		fi
 		;;
 	W)
@@ -89,17 +76,18 @@ case "$motion" in
 		# send "BoE"
 		if [ "$char_pre" != " " ]; then
 			# not on beginning of WORD
-			copy_exec previous-space other-end
+			set -- "$@" send -X previous-space \;
+			set -- "$@" send -X other-end \;
 		fi
 		if [ "$char_post" != " " ]; then
 			# not on end of WORD
-			copy_exec next-space-end
+			set -- "$@" send -X next-space-end \;
 		fi
 		;;
 	p)
 		# send "{j0o}k$"
 
-		copy_exec previous-paragraph
+		set -- "$@" send -X previous-paragraph \;
 
 		scroll_pos="$(get_var scroll_position)"
 		hist_size="$(get_var history_size)"
@@ -107,10 +95,12 @@ case "$motion" in
 		# don't move down if we're at the very first paragraph
 		if [ "$scroll_pos" -lt "$hist_size" ] || [ "$cursor_y" -gt 0 ]
 		then
-			copy_exec cursor-down
+			set -- "$@" send -X cursor-down \;
 		fi
 
-		copy_exec start-of-line other-end next-paragraph
+		set -- "$@" send -X start-of-line \;
+		set -- "$@" send -X other-end \;
+		set -- "$@" send -X next-paragraph \;
 
 		scroll_pos="$(get_var scroll_position)"
 		cursor_y="$(get_var copy_cursor_y)"
@@ -119,46 +109,48 @@ case "$motion" in
 		# don't move up if we're at the very last paragraph
 		if [ "$scroll_pos" -gt 0 ] || [ "$cursor_y" -lt "$pane_height" ]
 		then
-			copy_exec cursor-up
+			set -- "$@" send -X cursor-up \;
 		fi
 
-		copy_exec end-of-line
+		set -- "$@" send -X end-of-line \;
 		;;
 	# TODO: All following break when the cursor sits on the start or end
 	\")
-		copy_exec jump-to-backward '"'
-		copy_exec other-end
-		copy_exec jump-to-forward '"'
+		set -- "$@" send -X jump-to-backward '"' \;
+		set -- "$@" send -X other-end \;
+		set -- "$@" send -X jump-to-forward '"' \;
 		;;
 	\')
-		copy_exec jump-to-backward "'"
-		copy_exec other-end
-		copy_exec jump-to-forward "'"
+		set -- "$@" send -X jump-to-backward "'" \;
+		set -- "$@" send -X other-end \;
+		set -- "$@" send -X jump-to-forward "'" \;
 		;;
 	\`)
-		copy_exec jump-to-backward '`'
-		copy_exec other-end
-		copy_exec jump-to-forward '`'
+		set -- "$@" send -X jump-to-backward '`' \;
+		set -- "$@" send -X other-end \;
+		set -- "$@" send -X jump-to-forward '`' \;
 		;;
 	'[|]')
-		copy_exec jump-to-backward '['
-		copy_exec other-end
-		copy_exec jump-to-forward ']'
+		set -- "$@" send -X jump-to-backward '[' \;
+		set -- "$@" send -X other-end \;
+		set -- "$@" send -X jump-to-forward ']' \;
 		;;
 	'b|(|)')
-		copy_exec jump-to-backward '('
-		copy_exec other-end
-		copy_exec jump-to-forward ')'
+		set -- "$@" send -X jump-to-backward '(' \;
+		set -- "$@" send -X other-end \;
+		set -- "$@" send -X jump-to-forward ')' \;
 		;;
 	'<|>')
-		copy_exec jump-to-backward '<'
-		copy_exec other-end
-		copy_exec jump-to-forward '>'
+		set -- "$@" send -X jump-to-backward '<' \;
+		set -- "$@" send -X other-end \;
+		set -- "$@" send -X jump-to-forward '>' \;
 		;;
 	'B|{|}')
 		# TODO: make this work over multiple lines
-		copy_exec jump-to-backward '{'
-		copy_exec other-end
-		copy_exec jump-to-forward '}'
+		set -- "$@" send -X jump-to-backward '{' \;
+		set -- "$@" send -X other-end \;
+		set -- "$@" send -X jump-to-forward '}' \;
 		;;
 esac
+
+[ $# -eq 0 ] || tmux "$@"