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  1. jshaw revised this gist Mar 27, 2013. 1 changed file with 19 additions and 61 deletions.
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    F Key Commands
    ----

    F2
    F2: Create a new window

    Create a new window
    F3: Move to the previous window

    F3
    F4: Move to the next window

    Move to the previous window
    F5: Refresh all status notifications

    F4
    F6: Detach from the session and logout

    Move to the next window
    Shift-F6: Detach from the session, but do not logout

    F5
    F7: Enter scrollback/search mode

    Refresh all status notifications
    F8: Rename the current window

    F6
    F9: Launch the Byobu Configuration Menu

    Detach from the session and logout
    F12: GNU Screen's Escape Key

    Shift-F6
    Alt-Pageup: Scroll back through this window's history

    Detach from the session, but do not logout
    Alt-Pagedown: Scroll forward through this window's history

    F7
    Shift-F2: Split the screen horizontally

    Enter scrollback/search mode
    Ctrl-F2: Split the screen vertically

    F8
    Shift-F3: Move focus to the next split

    Rename the current window
    Shift-F4: Move focus to the previous split

    F9
    Shift-F5: Collapse all splits

    Launch the Byobu Configuration Menu
    Ctrl-F5: Reconnect any SSH/GPG sockets or agents

    F12

    GNU Screen's Escape Key

    Alt-Pageup

    Scroll back through this window's history

    Alt-Pagedown

    Scroll forward through this window's history

    Shift-F2

    Split the screen horizontally

    Ctrl-F2

    Split the screen vertically

    Shift-F3

    Move focus to the next split

    Shift-F4

    Move focus to the previous split

    Shift-F5

    Collapse all splits

    Ctrl-F5

    Reconnect any SSH/GPG sockets or agents

    Shift-F12

    Toggle all of Byobu's keybindings on or off




    Shift-F12: Toggle all of Byobu's keybindings on or off
  2. jshaw revised this gist Mar 27, 2013. 1 changed file with 84 additions and 0 deletions.
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    1) man screen
    2) <ctrl> a ?
    3) Press <F9>, then choose the "Help" option



    F Key Commands
    ----

    F2

    Create a new window

    F3

    Move to the previous window

    F4

    Move to the next window

    F5

    Refresh all status notifications

    F6

    Detach from the session and logout

    Shift-F6

    Detach from the session, but do not logout

    F7

    Enter scrollback/search mode

    F8

    Rename the current window

    F9

    Launch the Byobu Configuration Menu

    F12

    GNU Screen's Escape Key

    Alt-Pageup

    Scroll back through this window's history

    Alt-Pagedown

    Scroll forward through this window's history

    Shift-F2

    Split the screen horizontally

    Ctrl-F2

    Split the screen vertically

    Shift-F3

    Move focus to the next split

    Shift-F4

    Move focus to the previous split

    Shift-F5

    Collapse all splits

    Ctrl-F5

    Reconnect any SSH/GPG sockets or agents

    Shift-F12

    Toggle all of Byobu's keybindings on or off




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    Byobu Commands
    ==============

    byobu Screen manager


    Level 0 Commands (Quick Start)
    ------------------------------

    <F2> Create a new window
    <F3> Go to the previous window
    <F4> Go to the next window
    exit Close the current window


    Level 1 Commands
    ----------------

    <ctrl> a S (capital S, please!) Split the current region
    horizontally into two new
    ones
    <ctrl> a | Split the current region
    vertically into two new ones
    <ctrl> a <tab> Go to the next region
    <ctrl> a X (capital X, please!) Close the current region
    <ctrl> a Resize the current region using the
    options given below:
    :resize +N Increase the height of the current
    region by N
    :resize -N Decrease the height of the current
    region by N
    :resize N Set the height of the current region
    to N
    :resize = Make all regions equally high
    :resize max Maximize the height of the current
    region
    :resize min Minimize the height of the current
    region
    <ctrl> a x Lock the terminal
    <F8> Rename the current window


    Level 2 Commands (Faster Alternatives)
    --------------------------------------

    <ctrl> a \ Kill all the windows and terminate
    the session
    This is an alternative to typing
    "exit" in each window
    <ctrl> a <N> Go to window number N
    This is an alternative to the <F3>
    and <F4> commands
    <ctrl> a " Present a list of all windows for
    selection
    This is an alternative to the <F3>
    and <F4> commands
    <ctrl> a <ctrl> a Toggle to the previously displayed
    window
    This is an alternative to the <F3>
    and <F4> commands


    Help
    ----

    1) man screen
    2) <ctrl> a ?
    3) Press <F9>, then choose the "Help" option