byobu-status(1)

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version 7.20 · 2 versions
, in nixpkgs unstable, ubuntu stonking

💖 byobu-status — the manual page, bestie edition 💖

okay so this is byobu-status(1), part of the byobu manual. yes it's a real manpage, yes it's short, and yes we're gonna make it cute anyway. sit down, grab a boba, let's go 🧋✨

✨ NAME ✨

byobu-status — displays status suitable for printing by the BYOBU_BACKEND

like, that's the whole job. it makes status. the backend prints it. iconic behavior honestly 💅

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so byobu-status is a program that gets periodically called by the BYOBU_BACKEND — like, on a lil schedule, no one's texting it first, it just shows up — and what it does is gather the formatted status strings that get displayed in your lower status bar(s). yes, plural, the bar(s). you can have more than one. main character energy 🎀

that's it. that's the whole vibe. it collects the formatted strings, the backend displays them down at the bottom, and you get to see your CPU doing whatever it's doing. obsessed 😭

https://byobu.org

👑 AUTHOR 👑

This manpage and the utility were written by Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@byobu.org> for Ubuntu systems (but may be used by others). okay so not just Ubuntu — others can absolutely use it too, permission granted fr fr 🫶

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document and the utility under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 3 published by the Free Software Foundation. that's GPLv3, no cap, the whole license situation is very much giving freedom 🌈

The complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in — copy these exactly bestie, they're paths not vibes:

vibe check, and this part is serious: if you're gonna copy, distribute, or modify this document or the utility, the GPLv3 terms are the terms. read the actual license text at one of those paths above. i'm being cute but the license is not playing 💀

and that's the whole page, you ate that fr ✨ this came from the byobu manual, dated 15 Aug 2011 — a classic, a vintage, an elder that still slays 👑💖 bye bestie, go check your status bar 🦋

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