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Byobu Commands
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byobu Screen manager

Level 0 Commands (Quick Start)

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<F2> Create a new window

<F3> Go to the previous window
<F4> Go to the next window
exit Close the current window

Level 1 Commands
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<ctrl> a S (capital S, please!) Split the current region

horizontally into two new
ones
<ctrl> a | Split the current region
vertically into two new ones
<ctrl> a <tab> Go to the next region
<ctrl> a X (capital X, please!) Close the current region
<ctrl> a Resize the current region using the
options given below:
:resize +N Increase the height of the current
region by N
:resize -N Decrease the height of the current
region by N
:resize N Set the height of the current region
to N
:resize = Make all regions equally high
:resize max Maximize the height of the current
region
:resize min Minimize the height of the current
region
<ctrl> a x Lock the terminal
<F8> Rename the current window

Level 2 Commands (Faster Alternatives)

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<ctrl> a \ Kill all the windows and terminate

the session
This is an alternative to typing
"exit" in each window
<ctrl> a <N> Go to window number N
This is an alternative to the <F3>
and <F4> commands
<ctrl> a " Present a list of all windows for
selection
This is an alternative to the <F3>
and <F4> commands
<ctrl> a <ctrl> a Toggle to the previously displayed
window
This is an alternative to the <F3>
and <F4> commands

Help
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1) man screen
2) <ctrl> a ?
3) Press <F9>, then choose the "Help" option

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F Key Commands
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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

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

F7: Enter scrollback/search mode

F8: Rename the current window

F9: Launch the Byobu Configuration Menu

F12: GNU Screen's Escape Key

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

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

Shift-F2: Split the screen horizontally

Ctrl-F2: Split the screen vertically

Shift-F3: Move focus to the next split

Shift-F4: Move focus to the previous split

Shift-F5: Collapse all splits

Ctrl-F5: Reconnect any SSH/GPG sockets or agents

Shift-F12: Toggle all of Byobu's keybindings on or off

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