Exiting scrollback mode in byobu
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Solution 1
I was able to exit scrollback by pressing ctrl+c or Enter.
Solution 2
Pressing q aborts the mode as well.
Discovered it via tmux man page, but it also works for session backed by screen
.
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lid
Updated on September 18, 2022Comments
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lid almost 2 years
In byobu, I am able to enter scrollback mode with F7. However, I am not able to exit by pressing ESC as documented. Nothing happens when I press ESC. In contrast, when I am in
screen
, I am able to enter scroll back and exit by pressing ESC. (Oddly, I also can't access scrollback by hitting alt-pgup. Maybe a terminal emulator issue?)-
Admin over 7 yearsThe reason why I fell into that mode was because I wanted to create a directory under
ranger
with the function key, moreover it everytime creates a new window when I want to save my file invim
because I mapF2
to save the file in vim. Byobu is somewhat "annoying" in that regard it precedes over all other applications for function keys. I don't want to removebyobu
, it has an excellent name and a very colorful status bar, but I think at least it shouldn't take over all function keys which have uses elsewhere esp. in the context of most popular applications.
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wildashfihana over 7 yearsworks for
tmux
to (reported, confirmed)