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diff --git a/content/blog/2023-06-23-byobu.org b/content/blog/2023-06-23-byobu.org new file mode 100644 index 0000000..902e5f5 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/blog/2023-06-23-byobu.org @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +#+title: Byobu +#+date: 2023-06-23 +#+description: Learning about the Byobu application for terminals. +#+filetags: :linux: + +* Byobu +[[https://www.byobu.org][byobu]] is a command-line tool that allows you +to use numerous screens within a single terminal emulator instance. More +specifically, it's a text based window manager, using either =screen= or +=tmux=. + +This post is mostly just a self-reference as I explore byobu, so I may +come back later and update this post with more content. + +** Screenshot +Take a look below at my current multi-window set-up in byobu while I +write this blog post: + +#+caption: byobu +[[https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20230623-byobu/byobu.png]] + +*** Keybindings +You can open the help menu with either of the following commands; they +will both open the same manpage: + +#+begin_src sh +byobu --help +# or +man byobu +#+end_src + +While the manpage contains a ton of information about the functionality +of byobu (such as status notifications, sessions, and windows), the +first location to explore should be the keybindings section. + +The keybindings are configured as follows: + +#+begin_src txt +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 +#+end_src |