# man > byobu-ctrl-a(1)

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## NAME
       byobu-ctrl-a - Configure Byobu's ctrl-a behavior


## DESCRIPTION
       **byobu-ctrl-a**  is  an  interactive program that allows a user to configure the behavior of the
       'ctrl-a' key sequence.

       Traditional GNU [**screen**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/screen/1/markdown) uses ctrl-a as its escape character, while GNU [**emacs**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/emacs/1/markdown) uses ctrl-a
       to  move  the cursor to the beginning of the line.  This conflict has caused unending amounts
       of grief among Screen, Byobu, and Emacs-mode users.

       Thus, this program exists to allow each user to choose the behavior of ctrl-a in their  local
       environment.


       _<http://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).  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.

       The complete text of the GNU General Public License can  be  found  in  _/usr/share/common-li__‐
       _censes/GPL_ on Debian/Ubuntu systems, or in _/usr/share/doc/fedora-release-*/GPL_ on Fedora sys‐
       tems, or on the web at _<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt_>.



byobu                                        10 May 2011                             [byobu-ctrl-a(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/byobu-ctrl-a/1/markdown)