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What are the keyboard shortcuts to manipulate tabs (open new tab, navigate between tabs ...) in the command line of ubuntu server 12.04?

Jorge Castro
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Nafaa Boutefer
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For doing command line work in general I would recommend using screen, tmux or other of these sort, but to get started, try out byobu:

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Default key bindings:

  • F2 create a tab
  • F3 & F4 you can move around back and forth
  • F6 detach session. Resume later - very powerful!
  • F7 copy mode - allows you to scroll using arrow keys and search for keywords
  • F8 rename window
  • F9 Menu & help (more key bindings and features here!)
  • type exit, Ctrl+D to exit regularly one shell/window.

Byobu works regardless the type of connection to your server. This works in regular terminals (also desktops), Virtual Terminals, serial TTYs, SSH sessions, etc.

gertvdijk
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You will need GNU-Screen (sudo apt-get install screen) or you install byobu (a wrapper, that brings GNU-Screen too). From now on you have the possibility to have multiple "windows" in one virtual terminal.
CtrlA c will create another "window"
CtrlA n will switch to the next one
Of course byobu makes it more comfortable :-)

guntbert
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