References, basic commands and sample rc file for GNU screen.
References
Basic commands
| Description |
Command |
| Start a new session with session name |
screen -S <session_name> |
| List running sessions / screens |
screen -ls |
| Attach to a running session with name |
screen -R <session_name> |
| Detach a running session |
screen -d <session_name> |
| Command mode |
Ctrl+a |
| Enable vertical scrolling mode in a running session |
Ctrl-a ESC |
| Create new window |
Ctrl-a c |
| Change to window by number |
Ctrl-a <number> |
| Enter screen command |
Ctrl-a : |
| Send command to the screen session |
screen -X -S <session_name> <command> |
| Send kill command to the screen session |
screen -X -S <session_name> kill |
RC File
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# location: ~/.screenrc
# A sample screenrc file with a hardstatus line at bottom
# 3 windows created, with custom commands stuffed into each at session creation
# and some key bindings.
# the following lines give a status line, with the current window highlighted
hardstatus alwayslastline
hardstatus string '%{= kg}[%{G}%H%? %1`%?%{g}][%= %{= kB}%?%-Lw%?%{+b r}(%{G}%n*%f %t%?(%u)%?%{r})%{-b B}%?%+Lw%?%?%= %{g}%][%{B}%d/%m %{W}%C%A%{g}]'
#hardstatus string '%{= kg}[ %{G}%H %{g}][%= %{= kB}%?%-Lw%?%{+b r}(%{G}%n*%f %t%?(%u)%?%{r})%{-b B}%?%+Lw%?%?%= %{g}%]'
#hardstatus string '%{= kG}[%{G}%H%? %1`%?%{g}][%= %{= kw}%-w%{+b yk} %n*%t%?(%u)%? %{-}%+w %=%{g}][%{B}%d/%m %{W}%C%A%{g}]'
# huge scrollback buffer
defscrollback 10000
# no welcome message
startup_message off
# 256 colors
# attrcolor b ".I"
# termcapinfo xterm 'Co#256:AB=\E[48;5;%dm:AF=\E[38;5;%dm'
defbce on
# mouse tracking allows to switch region focus by clicking
# mousetrack on
# default windows
screen -t HOME 0 bash
stuff "cd /root"
screen -t SRV 1 bash
stuff "cd /root/srv"
screen -t MYSQL 2 bash
stuff "cd /root/mysql"
select 0
#bind c screen 1 # window numbering starts at 1 not 0
#bind 0 select 10
# get rid of silly xoff stuff
#bind s split
# navigating regions with Ctrl-arrows
bindkey "^[[1;5D" focus left
bindkey "^[[1;5C" focus right
bindkey "^[[1;5A" focus up
bindkey "^[[1;5B" focus down
# switch windows with F3 (prev) and F4 (next)
bindkey "^[OR" prev
bindkey "^[OS" next
# switch layouts with Ctrl+F3 (prev layout) and Ctrl+F4 (next)
bindkey "^[O1;5R" layout prev
bindkey "^[O1;5S" layout next
# F2 puts Screen into resize mode. Resize regions using hjkl keys.
bindkey "^[OQ" eval "command -c rsz" # enter resize mode
1,1 Top
# switch layouts with Ctrl+F3 (prev layout) and Ctrl+F4 (next)
bindkey "^[O1;5R" layout prev
bindkey "^[O1;5S" layout next
# F2 puts Screen into resize mode. Resize regions using hjkl keys.
bindkey "^[OQ" eval "command -c rsz" # enter resize mode
# use hjkl keys to resize regions
bind -c rsz h eval "resize -h -5" "command -c rsz"
bind -c rsz j eval "resize -v -5" "command -c rsz"
bind -c rsz k eval "resize -v +5" "command -c rsz"
bind -c rsz l eval "resize -h +5" "command -c rsz"
# quickly switch between regions using tab and arrows
bind -c rsz \t eval "focus" "command -c rsz" # Tab
bind -c rsz -k kl eval "focus left" "command -c rsz" # Left
bind -c rsz -k kr eval "focus right" "command -c rsz" # Right
bind -c rsz -k ku eval "focus up" "command -c rsz" # Up
bind -c rsz -k kd eval "focus down" "command -c rsz" # Down
#source .screen_layout
#layout save def
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