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Create new named session:

byobu -S <session-name>

List windows of named session

byobu -S <session-name> ls

Attach to named session on windows 1

byobu -S <session-name> attach-session -t 1

Create new window

F2

Create new horizontal split window

shift + F2

Create new vertical split window

ctrl + F2

Select specific window

F12 then <window-nr>

Close current window or split

ctrl + F6

Go through windows

alt + key_left/key_right

Go through splitted windows

shift + key_up/key_down/key_left/key_right

Scrolling

F7 + key_up/key_down/page_up/page_down

Disable/Enable outer keybindings when using nested byobu sessions:

shift + F12

Copy paste

F7, for scrollback mode
move cursor to the beginning of the lines to be copied, press SPACE
move cursor to the end of the lines to be copied, press enter
press Alt + Insert to paste

Rename a byobu tab

F8

Move tab to the left

ctrl-shift-F3

Move tab to the right

ctrl-shift-F4
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