From 74992aaa27eb384128924c4a3b93052961a3eaab Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christian Cleberg Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2024 17:01:13 -0500 Subject: test conversion back to markdown --- content/blog/2023-06-23-byobu.md | 70 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 70 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/blog/2023-06-23-byobu.md (limited to 'content/blog/2023-06-23-byobu.md') diff --git a/content/blog/2023-06-23-byobu.md b/content/blog/2023-06-23-byobu.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..991da61 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/blog/2023-06-23-byobu.md @@ -0,0 +1,70 @@ ++++ +date = 2023-06-23 +title = "Byobu" +description = "" +draft = false ++++ + +# Byobu {#byobu-1} + +[byobu](https://www.byobu.org) 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: + +![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: + +```sh +byobu --help +# or +man byobu +``` + +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: + +``` 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 +``` -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2