byobu

byobu: how to change status-line location from 'bottom' to 'top'?


What is the idiomatic config to change the status line location from bottom to top?

I have tried using set-window-option -g status-position top (using tmuxinator), but as soon as I include that line, all the byobu features are gone and I'm back to standard tmux.


Solution

  • I struggled to find any documentation for this too. It turns out you have to modify byobu's tmux configuration file - not your local tmux config.

    Adding the following worked for me

    ~/.byobu/.tmux.conf

    # move status bar to the top
    set-option -g status-position top