Screen Application

Source: https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-use-linux-screen/

Check if Installed

screen --version

Installation command

sudo apt install screen

Start session

Unnamed

screen

Named

Where session_name is the name of the session

screen -S session_name

List sessions

screen -ls

Reconnect to session

screen -r

In session commands

• NB: Typing exit closes the screen.
• Both in the help and below all commands are preceded by pressing Ctrl+a then releasing both buttons. Eg. To disconnect You press Ctrl+a simultaneously then release both buttons then press d alone.
• In some versions the help commands are shown as either ^A or ^A: a. If it shows ^A then you press Ctrl+a, however if it shows ^A a you press only a.

Detaching

d

Help

?

Window List

Used to select open screens or know if your in a screen

“

Start up a new screen

c

Rename current screen

A

Kill current screen

\

Screen Config

First create or open screen config file

nano ~/.screenrc

Sample Config Contents

# 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}]'