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How to copy from one split and paste in another in byobu?


So let's say I have two splits open in byobu, side by side. Furthermore, both splits have different files open in vim. I want to highlight text from one file in one split and copy it to a separate file in the other split. Any ideas?

All the results I found while searching for this talked about using the scrollback feature to copy and paste in byobu, however, that only seems to work inside a single split; not across splits.


Solution

  • Looks like I posted to quickly; seemed to have found the solution. I followed the steps found here:

    http://linuxcommand.org/lc3_adv_termmux.php

    I followed the steps:

    shift-f3 - move to split to be copied from

    alt-pgup - enter copy mode

    space - start selection

    cursor through desired text

    enter - end selection

    shift-f3 - shift focus to split to copy to

    ensure receiving vim is in insert mode

    alt-insert - paste selected text