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Byobu

Modified 2019-09-22 by Andrea Censi

You need to learn to use Byobu. It will save you much time later.

(Alternatives such as GNU Screen are fine as well.)

Advantages of using Byobu

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Installation

Modified 2019-09-22 by Andrea Censi

On Ubuntu, install using:

$ sudo apt install byobu

Documentation

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See the screencast on the website http://byobu.co/.

Quick command reference

Modified 2019-09-22 by Andrea Censi

You can change the escape sequence from Ctrl-A to something else by using the configuration tool that appears when you type F9.

Commands to use windows:

Windows
Using function keys Using escape sequences
Create new window F2 Ctrl-A then C
Previous window F3
Next window F4
Switch to window Ctrl-A then a number
Close window Ctrl-F6
Rename window Ctrl-A then ,

Commands to use panes (windows split in two or more):

Commands for panes
Using function keys Using escape sequences
Split horizontally Shift-F2 Ctrl-A then |
Split vertically Ctrl-F2 Ctrl-A then %
Switch focus among panes Ctrl-↑↓←→ Ctrl-A then one of ↑↓←→
Break pane Ctrl-A then !

Other commands:

Other
Using function keys Using escape sequences
Help Ctrl-A then ?
Detach Ctrl-A then D

Commands on OS X

Modified 2019-09-22 by Andrea Censi

Scroll up and down using fnoption and fnoption.

Highlight using alt