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# check version
$ screen --version

# show help
Ctrl + a  ?

# Starting Named Session
screen -S session_name

Ctrl+a c Create a new window (with shell).
Ctrl+a " List all windows".
Ctrl+a 0 Switch to window 0 (by number).
Ctrl+a A Rename the current window.
Ctrl+a S Split current region horizontally into two regions.
Ctrl+a | Split current region vertically into two regions.
Ctrl+a tab Switch the input focus to the next region.
Ctrl+a Ctrl+a Toggle between the current and previous windows
Ctrl+a Q Close all regions but the current one.
Ctrl+a X Close the current region.

# Detach from Linux Screen Session
Ctrl+a d

# List screen sessions
$ screen -ls
There is a screen on:
        1083.test       (Detached)
1 Socket in /var/folders/8f/v0tpqxg56wsf9x6x6tntjt5h0000gn/T/.screen.

# Reattach to a Linux Screen
screen -r
# or 
screen -r 1083


Screen configurations

  • /etc/screenrc
  • ~/.screenrc

Sample configurations

# Turn off the welcome message
startup_message off

# Disable visual bell
vbell off

# Set scrollback buffer to 10000
defscrollback 10000

# Customize the status line
hardstatus alwayslastline
hardstatus string '%{= kG}[ %{G}%H %{g}][%= %{= kw}%?%-Lw%?%{r}(%{W}%n*%f%t%?(%u)%?%{r})%{w}%?%+Lw%?%?%= %{g}][%{B} %m-%d %{W}%c %{g}]'

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