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'byobu -dm' is not starting windows automatically

Asked by Danny Dunn

using Ubuntu 9.10 when I run 'byobu -dm' my windows are not automatically started. If I run 'screen -dm' it works fine. I joined #ubuntu on efnet and others tested with the same result. any ideas? bug?

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) said : 		#1

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Dustin Kirkland  (kirkland) said : 		#2

Where are you defining your default windows? Could you paste that, and the filename?

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Dustin Kirkland  (kirkland) said : 		#3

So in Byobu, default windows are defined in your $HOME/.byobu/windows file.

For instance, mine might say:
  screen -t notify-osd -M tail -f $HOME/.cache/notify-osd.log
  screen -t top top
  screen -t web w3m
  screen -t shell motd+shell

Now, I just run "byobu" and these are automatically launched.

It's just a difference in the way default windows are handled within Byobu.

Note that you can also add or toggle your default windows within byobu using the F9:Menu.

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Dustin Kirkland  (kirkland) said : 		#4

Answered above.