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View vs Control Mode

#091 0:14 Part of the Rysh video series

View lets them watch. Control lets them type. You decide at share time.

View vs Control Mode — 0:14 walkthrough

What you'll see

  1. Launch rysh and double-Escape into rysh mode.
  2. ##share pane view -- the default; remote users observe but cannot send input.
  3. ##unshare pane, then ##share pane control -- subscribers can send shell commands and prompts.
  4. ##share status reflects the current mode; control commands are validated server-side against a blocklist.
  5. Note the default mode comes from [upstream] default_share_mode.

Commands shown

rysh
##share pane view
##unshare pane
##share pane control
##share status
##share list

Keys used

EnterEscape

Transcript

0:00View lets them watch. Control lets them type. You decide at share time.

0:03Start rysh and double-Escape into rysh mode. Every share command takes an optional mode: view or control.

0:36The default share mode also comes from your [upstream] config, so --shared sessions start in view unless you change it.

0:42View to demo, control to pair. The choice is yours, pane by pane.

Key takeaway
Share mode is chosen per share -- view is read-only observation, control lets remote subscribers send input, validated against the command blocklist.