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By default the config is kept in <code>~/.screenrc</code> file but using -c option we can pass a custom config | By default the config is kept in <code>~/.screenrc</code> file but using -c option we can pass a custom config | ||
~$ screen -c screen- | ~$ screen -c screen-4regions | ||
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screen -t mail1-queue #creates new terminal/prompt | screen -t mail1-queue #creates new terminal/prompt | ||
select 0 #select window0 | select 0 #select window0 | ||
stuff "Window0^M" #echo a string between quotes, ^M translates to EOL | stuff "echo Window0^M" #echo a string between quotes, ^M translates to EOL | ||
split #split horizontally | split #split horizontally |
Revision as of 16:46, 22 August 2016
Screen allows for multi window connection using a single ssh session. It also allows to detach from the session screen while still running a remote session.
Install
sudo apt-get install screen
Useful key bindings
C^a c -create new prompt C^a tab -move to a next window C^a | -split vertically C^a S -split horizontly
Custom configuration
By default the config is kept in ~/.screenrc
file but using -c option we can pass a custom config
~$ screen -c screen-4regions
Config file example
~$ cat screen-pm screen -t mail1-queue #creates new terminal/prompt select 0 #select window0 stuff "echo Window0^M" #echo a string between quotes, ^M translates to EOL split #split horizontally split -v #split vertically select 1 focus #get focus on a selected window screen -t mail2-queue #create a new terminal/prompt in the focus window stuff "echo Screen1^M" select 2 focus screen -t mail1 stuff "echo Screen2^M" split -v select 3 focus screen -t mail2 stuff "echo Screen3^M" altscreen on term screen-256color bind ',' prev bind '.' next # #change the hardstatus settings to give an window list at the bottom of the #screen, with the time and date and with the current window highlighted hardstatus alwayslastline #hardstatus string '%{= kG}%-Lw%{= kW}%50> %n%f* %t%{= kG}%+Lw%< %{= kG}%-=%c:%s%{-}' hardstatus string '%{= kG}[ %{G}%H %{g}][%= %{= kw}%?%-Lw%?%{r}(%{W}%n*%f%t%?(%u)%?%{r})%{w}%?%+Lw%?%?%= %{g}][%{B} %m-%d %{W}%c %{g}]'