How to split byobu screen?

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On the byobu Wikipedia page there is a screenshot with the terminal screen:

Link to terminal screen using byobu

Can somebody explain to me what programs are used here?
My guess - at the bottom - vim, top right - terminal, top left - I don't know.
And how to make such a byobu screen?

top left program is htop, a persistent version of top. It lists running processes and hardware load, and allows you to search processes, send them signals, ... — Aserre, Jul 8, 2014 at 9:38

David Foerster · Accepted Answer · 2016-11-24 10:53:08Z

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The controls have changed since the accepted answer was posted. From Byobu's help page:

David Foerster

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answered Nov 21, 2015 at 3:15

nick

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And how do we close one or more splits?
– Tarik
Aug 22, 2017 at 21:18
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@Tarik type exit in split, which you want to close.
– AndriusZ
Oct 4, 2017 at 7:21
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That's if you want to exit the terminal. If you want to stop splitting, then in the screen version Ctrl-A followed by Q will "maximize" the current window
– David Fraser
Nov 16, 2017 at 15:33
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If you use emacs key bindings.. then replace Ctrl+A with F12
– VJ.
Nov 26, 2019 at 13:23
Shift+F2 or Ctrl+F2? You say both. Does that mean "new pane"?
– endolith
Dec 30, 2022 at 15:36

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the · Accepted Answer · 2017-10-25 18:16:03Z

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1 . Can somebody explain to me what programs are used here?

2 . And how to make such a byobu screen?

Horizontal split: Ctrl+A S
Vertical split: Ctrl+A | (there is a vertical screen patch that switches the shortcut to Ctrl+A V)
To move the focus to the next split: Ctrl+A Tab

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answered Jul 8, 2014 at 9:37

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The shortcuts have changed since. See help.ubuntu.com/community/Byobu Shift+F2 and Ctrl+F2 split the screen horizontally and vertically respectively. Moving focus is done with Shift+Arrow Key (left, right, up, down) depending on the focus switch you want to do.
– BlueCacti
Aug 31, 2015 at 16:19
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This is what works for me: Ctrl + A % to split horizontally and Ctrl + A | to split vertically.
– Hoang Huynh
Dec 23, 2015 at 8:49
Doesn't work with Emacs bindings. ;)
– A.B.
Jan 7, 2016 at 8:53
@A.B. Think of these commands as [prefix] + [command]. On my system, the default prefix for Emacs-compatibility is C-S. So, in my case, I press C-S % to split horizontally. (See comment by Hoang Huynh above.)
– David J.
Sep 21, 2016 at 19:26
@HoangHuynh Strange, in my case your shortcuts work, but do the exact opposite.
– hbogert
Jul 26, 2017 at 20:36

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