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Byobu Commands
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Byobu Commands | |
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byobu Screen manager | |
Level 0 Commands (Quick Start) | |
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<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 | |
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<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) | |
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<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 | |
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1) man screen | |
2) <ctrl> a ? | |
3) Press <F9>, then choose the "Help" option | |
F Key Commands | |
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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 |
Shift+F8 is the combination I keep forgetting and searching for again and again.
It's toggle between split arrangements.
To select your default Byobu backend window manager
byobu-select-backend [screen|tmux]
Byobu with tmux back end
To start a new Byobu session with a specified name:
byobu new -s <session-name>
To change the name of a pre-existing session:
byobu rename -t <session-name> <new-session-name>
Byobu with screen back end
To start a new Byobu session with a specified name:
byobu -S <session-name>
To change the name of a pre-existing session:
byobu -X <session-name> <new-session-name>
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Excelente material. Muy agradecido !!
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