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10/18/2017 - 10:04 PM

Byobu Cheat Sheet

Byobu Cheat Sheet

KEYBINDINGS
       byobu keybindings can be user defined in /usr/share/byobu/keybindings/ (or within .screenrc if byobu-export was used). The  common  key  bindings
       are:

       F2 - Create a new window

       F3 - Move to previous window

       F4 - Move to next window

       F5 - Reload profile

       F6 - Detach from this session

       F7 - Enter copy/scrollback mode

       F8 - Re-title a window

       F9 - Configuration Menu

       F12 -  Lock this terminal

       shift-F2 - Split the screen horizontally

       ctrl-F2 - Split the screen vertically

       shift-F3 - Shift the focus to the previous split region

       shift-F4 - Shift the focus to the next split region

       shift-F5 - Join all splits

       ctrl-F6 - Remove this split

       ctrl-F5 - Reconnect GPG and SSH sockets

       shift-F6 - Detach, but do not logout

       alt-pgup - Enter scrollback mode

       alt-pgdn - Enter scrollback mode

       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

SCROLLBACK, COPY, PASTE MODES
       Each  window  in Byobu has up to 10,000 lines of scrollback history, which you can enter and navigate using the alt-pgup and alt-pgdn keys.  Exit
       this scrollback mode by hitting enter.  You can also easily copy and paste text from scrollback mode.  To do so, enter scrollback using  alt-pgup
       or  alt-pgdn,  press  the  spacebar  to start highlighting text, use up/down/left/right/pgup/pgdn to select the text, and press enter to copy the
       text.  You can then paste the text using alt-insert or ctrl-a-].