GNU screen introduction

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Screen command reference
Customize screen
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Screen is a full-screen window manager that multiplexes a physical terminal between several processes, typically interactive shells.

Screen command reference

Starting and exiting:
- open screen:
```
$ screen
```
- reattach screen:
```
$ screen -r
```
- ultimate attach (Attaches to a screen session. If the session is attached elsewhere, detaches that other display. If no session exists, creates one. If multiple sessions exist, uses the first one.):
```
$ screen -dRR
```
- multiview/sharing a session:
```
$ screen -x
```
- list screen sessions:
```
$ screen -ls
```
- detach screen:
```
C-a d
```
- Killing windows:
```
C-a K
```
- Killing all windows and exit:
```
C-a ctrl-\
```
Managing windows:
- create a new windows:
```
C-a c
```
- find out how much windows are opened:
```
C-a w
```
- another way to find out:
```
C-a "
```
- name the current window:
```
C-a A
```
- switch to the next window:
```
C-a n


C-a <space>
```
- switch to the previous window:
```
C-a p
```
- jump between windows by their id (number).:
```
C-a 1
```
Managing regions:
- split the window:
```
C-a S
```
- change focus among regions:
```
C-a <tab>
```
- make the current region the only visible one
```
C-a Q
```
- kill off the current region:
```
C-a K
```
Multiple users:
- enable multiuser mode:
```
C-a :multiuser on
```
- give another user permission to connect:
```
C-a :aclchg david +r "#".
```
Misc:
- get online help:
```
C-a ?
```
- enter copy mode:
```
C-a [
```
- paste:
```
C-a ]
```
- enter screen command:
```
C-a :
```
- lock current screen session:
```
C-a x
```
- monitor window for activity:
```
C-a M
```
- monitor window for silence:
```
C-a _
```
- enter digraph:
```
C-a C-v
```

Customize screen

My ~/.screenrc:

hardstatus alwayslastline '%{= mK}%-Lw%{= KW}%50>%n%f* %t%{= mK}%+Lw%< %{= kG}%-=%D %d %M %Y %c:%s%{-}'

screen -t bash bash
screen -t irssi irssi

GNU screen introduction

Screen command reference

Customize screen

Reference