Name
window
Synopsis
window [options
]
Instantiates multiple (two by default), virtual, ASCII-based windows on a single terminal window. I
A window is a user-configurable, rectangular area located on the terminal and provides the STDIN, STDOUT, and STDERR bindings for an associated set of processes. The STDIN file handle of only one window may actively communicate with the keyboard at any given time, but all windows may utilize their STDOUT and STDERR simultaneously.
window
is bimodal and operates by establishing an
association between the keyboard and STDIN of the current window
(conversation mode), or between the keyboard and the window command
processor (command mode).
Options
-
-t
Enter terse command mode; doesn’t display command window.
-
-f
Fast startup; create command window only.
-
-d
Start with default number of windows (2) and ignore any
.windowrc
file.-
-e
char
Set the escape charter is to char. The default is
^P
.-
-c
command
Run the long
command
prior to creating any windows.
Short commands
Short commands are used in the conversation mode of
window
. To enter conversation mode, press the
Escape key.
-
num
Change current window to num and return to conversation mode.
-
%
num
Change current window to num and stay in command mode.
-
^^
Toggle between two windows in conversation mode.
-
escape
Enter conversation mode.
-
^P
Enter into conversation mode and write
^P
to the current window. If the window escape is changed to some other character, that character takes the place of^P
here. ...
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