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Byobu Commands

Byobu Screen Manager Keybindings and Command Shortcuts

Byobu keybindings can be user defined in /usr/share/byobu/keybindings/. The following are the default keybindings found in Byobu Ver. 5.125. Some key combinations might not work on some distros, Mac users beware. However, there's plenty of support and troubleshooting information available on the Web.

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

F7: Enter scrollback/search mode

F8: Rename the current window

F9: Launch the Byobu Configuration Menu

F12: Escape Key

Ctrl-F Key Commands

Ctrl-F2: Split the screen vertically

Ctrl-F3: Move focus to the next split

Ctrl-F4: Move focus to the previous split

Ctrl-F5: Reconnect any SSH/GPG/dbus sockets

Ctrl-F6: Kill Split in focus

Ctrl-F8: Rename the current session

Ctrl-F9: Enter a command and run in all windows

Ctrl-F11: Join a window into a vertical split

Shift-F Key Commands

Shift-F1: Help Screen

Shift-F2: Split the screen horizontally

Shift-F3: Move focus to the next split

Shift-F4: Move focus to the previous split

Shift-F5: Collapse all splits

Shift-F6: Detach from the session, but do not logout

Shift-F7: Save History to $BYOBU_RUN_DIR/printscreen

Shift-F8: Toggle through split arrangements

Shift-F9: Enter a command and run in all split

Shift-F11: Zoom into a split, zoom out of a split

Shift-F12: Toggle on/off Byobu's keybindings

Alt Key Commands

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

Alt-Pagedown: Scroll forward through this window's history

Alt-Left: Scroll back through this window's history

Alt-Right: Scroll forward through this window's history

Alt-F Key Commands

Alt-F5: Toggle UTF-8 support, refresh status

Alt-F6: Detach all client

Alt-F9: Toggle sending keyboard input to all splits

Alt-F11: Expand split to a full window

Alt-F12 : Toggle on/off Byobu's mouse

Ctrl-Shift Key Commands

Ctrl-Shift-F2 : Create a new session

Ctrl-Shift-F3 : Move window left

Ctrl-Shift-F4: Move window right

Ctrl-Shift-F5: Change Status bar's color randomly

Ctrl-a, then( )option Key Commands

Ctrl-a $ : show detailed status

Ctrl-a R : Reload profile

Ctrl-a ! : Toggle key bindings on and off

Ctrl-a k : Kill the current window

Ctrl-a ~ : Save the current window's scrollback buffer


Source: https://www.byobu.org/documentation

BYOBU @ StackExchange: http://stackexchange.com/search?q=byobu

Byobu is GPLv3 software, authored and maintained by Dustin Kirkland

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